as in bellies
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis
please don't lean on my stomach—I just had a big meal
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as in handles
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant
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Recent Examples of stomachs
Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
The bacteria can take up residence in the stomachs of shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as the intestines of fish.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The songs often have eyes bigger than their stomachs.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The kids rush to the sand and remain undisturbed for hours, carrying buckets of water from the sea to their sandcastles, until hungry stomachs finally pull them away.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Total gastrectomies had been performed before, in patients whose stomachs were already ridden with tumors—but never routinely in healthy people who did not have cancer and may ultimately never have cancer at all.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
One group of American families watched with a knot in their stomachs.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
That is a consideration for some test subjects, as the virtual reality environment can throw off sensitive stomachs.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
The bacteria can take up residence in the stomachs of shellfish, particularly oysters, as well as the intestines of fish.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The songs often have eyes bigger than their stomachs.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The kids rush to the sand and remain undisturbed for hours, carrying buckets of water from the sea to their sandcastles, until hungry stomachs finally pull them away.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Total gastrectomies had been performed before, in patients whose stomachs were already ridden with tumors—but never routinely in healthy people who did not have cancer and may ultimately never have cancer at all.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
One group of American families watched with a knot in their stomachs.
—Kathy Roth-Douquet, Time, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomachs
Noun
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These sweet, tangy, and saucy little bites have long held a special place in our hearts—and bellies.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Stretch and support for blooming bellies were key.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Verb
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This lightweight nylon bag features handles long enough to sit comfortably on your shoulder, a handy exterior pocket, and a top zipper closure to keep all of your belongings secure.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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On accountability, the returns and refunds infrastructure already handles error correction, and escalation is largely automated, leaving retailers well-positioned for agentic accountability without a net-new architecture.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Following the project’s conclusion, in 2023, annual visitorship surged to thirty thousand; the number of staff, which was sixty-two when Sirén came onboard, now stands at two hundred.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
29 Apr. 2026
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But, as seen in video footage that quickly went viral on social media, a man appeared to snatch it away as Evelyn was trying to pick it up near the rail in the left-center field stands at Progressive Field.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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They are often confused with carpenter ants, but termites have broader waists and even wings.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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His care shows not only in the mime so closely tied to Herman Severin Løvenskiold’s score, but also in the style of the 19 sylphs, whose torsos bend gently from their waists, just as Taglioni’s does in those Romantic-era lithographs.—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Coneflower adapts to various soils and tolerates drought, adding color to borders and natural areas.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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This holly tolerates a wide range of soils and can withstand both drought and flooding.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fossils from these most special locations not only show body outlines and external textures but also preserve details from appendages and internal organs, from eyes and gills to guts and nerve networks.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
1 May 2026
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In a paper published on Thursday in Science, researchers describe how hydrogenobodies in rumen ciliates in the guts of dairy cows remove oxygen and produce hydrogen—which other microbes then use to make methane.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Keep working in the Mideast, where wages are far higher, hoping that a shaky ceasefire endures; or return to already poor countries where prices have soared because of the conflict.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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But what endures — what people carry with them long after the final out — is something quieter.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stomachs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomachs. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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