the bowels
plural noun
literary
: the deep inner parts of something
They dug deep into the bowels of the earth.
The engine room is down in the bowels of the ship.
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His boisterous laugh could be heard throughout the bowels of the Wells Fargo Center before and after morning skate on Tuesday morning.
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Expand All Deep in the bowels of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Ahmed Hassanein limped up to the makeshift media table after Boise State’s 31-14 loss to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
For the past three years, this dead-end TSA agent’s been stuck somewhere deep in the bowels of LAX airport, doing who knows what, dreaming of a promotion that will never come.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
These are related to the same concept regarding the movement of the bowels and the stomach.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Expand All Deep in the bowels of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Ahmed Hassanein limped up to the makeshift media table after Boise State’s 31-14 loss to Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
For the past three years, this dead-end TSA agent’s been stuck somewhere deep in the bowels of LAX airport, doing who knows what, dreaming of a promotion that will never come.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
These are related to the same concept regarding the movement of the bowels and the stomach.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“The bowels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20bowels. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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