as in belly
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health
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Recent Examples of potbelly
The train car features a sitting area, kitchenette, gas potbelly stove, bathroom and king-sized bed.
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Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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
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
The bathroom was an outhouse, and the family relied on a potbelly stove for heat.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
Medieval men did like a potbelly on their women, though.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
The black potbelly pig was also seen off Airport and University Boulevard, the station reported.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 Sep. 2022
Ethel Rae Stewart Smith, who taught two dozen black children in that schoolhouse, had run out of coal for the potbelly stove.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2020
Every room in the original house had a potbelly stove, so every room has a chimney.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2019
Celia Fernandez,mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
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
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
The bathroom was an outhouse, and the family relied on a potbelly stove for heat.
—Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
Medieval men did like a potbelly on their women, though.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2023
The black potbelly pig was also seen off Airport and University Boulevard, the station reported.
—Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 29 Sep. 2022
Ethel Rae Stewart Smith, who taught two dozen black children in that schoolhouse, had run out of coal for the potbelly stove.
—Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2020
Every room in the original house had a potbelly stove, so every room has a chimney.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbelly
Noun
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From the beach here, the view is extraordinary — those planes, flying in pairs, skim the Pacific Ocean filling tanks in their bellies and then fly directly over the Santa Monica Mountains to douse flames.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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In the photos, Brittany wore an all white outfit, proudly showcasing her growing baby bump while lovingly placing her hand on her belly in the first image.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Chronic gastritis is a lingering inflammation of the stomach lining.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD,
Health,
16 Jan. 2025
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Reviewers say the design is butt-lifting and sucks in the stomach for an ultra-lean look.—
Dana Leigh Smith,
Glamour,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Getting into his good graces — and staying there — has taken on existential importance for many corporations.—
Felix Salmon,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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The government is funding its 2025 military budget by raising taxes on households and corporations and funneling almost all the additional revenue directly to the military.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The display ends and Prabowo strolls the ranks of recruits, asking their home province, their university major, and razzing a couple of the stoutest about their paunch.—
Charlie Campbell / Jakarta,
TIME,
14 Oct. 2024
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About 200 yards below us is a stag, carrying the paunch and heavy antlers of an old highland warrior.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
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“Potbelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potbelly. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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