as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
Santa is depicted as a white-bearded man with a big paunch
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Recent Examples of paunch
Still — the slim build, though it’s now accented with a slight paunch.
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Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
And after conferring with Haynes, Melton decided to gain 40 pounds for the role, smoothing out his sharp jawline and adding a suburban-dad paunch.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
My bullet had hit behind the shoulder and exited the paunch.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 7 Sep. 2023
He’s played by Slattery’s Mad Men compatriot Jon Hamm with a bit of a scruff, a bit of a paunch, and a touch of melancholy.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
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Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
And after conferring with Haynes, Melton decided to gain 40 pounds for the role, smoothing out his sharp jawline and adding a suburban-dad paunch.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
My bullet had hit behind the shoulder and exited the paunch.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 7 Sep. 2023
He’s played by Slattery’s Mad Men compatriot Jon Hamm with a bit of a scruff, a bit of a paunch, and a touch of melancholy.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paunch
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Hawksbill sea turtles happily flap through the world’s tropical oceans with bellies full of glass-like fragments.Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Most great whites are gray on top with white bellies, but Gauana’s drone camera showed a roughly 5-foot-long shark pup that had more white on its body than normal.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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For example, butterflies in the stomach describes nervousness, a weight on the shoulders is a sense of responsibility and a lump in the throat represents sadness.Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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Higher yields may make equity market valuations even tougher to stomach, but that’s not a near-term concern, according to Kevin Khang, senior international economist at Vanguard.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Experts say the growing anger against corporations needs to be addressed.Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some residents express frustration that international corporations, nonprofits and the Peruvian state are letting the cost of conservation fall on some of the country’s most vulnerable populations.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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For example, a mid-century handmade potbelly stove ornament doesn’t hang all that far on my tree from an arguably humiliating fifth grade craft project and Snapfish.com creation immortalizing the Germantown neighborhood's now shuttered Come Back Inn.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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The train car features a sitting area, kitchenette, gas potbelly stove, bathroom and king-sized bed in the bedroom.Celia Fernandez,Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Paunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paunch. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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