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 in the bedroom.
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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
Bale also lost weight — and won an Academy Award — for his role as a heroin addict in 2010’s The Fighter, before adding a potbelly for 2013’s American Hustle.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2019
That can also mean taking in and caring for a potbelly pig or small farm animal.
—Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2019
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
Bale also lost weight — and won an Academy Award — for his role as a heroin addict in 2010’s The Fighter, before adding a potbelly for 2013’s American Hustle.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 8 Nov. 2019
That can also mean taking in and caring for a potbelly pig or small farm animal.
—Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbelly
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Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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As one of the best seamless options on this list, the thong has no visible panty lines and can be hiked up above your hips or pulled below the belly area.Malia Griggs, Glamour, 11 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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Four or fewer corporations also control 93% of soda sales, including Coke and Pepsi, 80% of candy, such as Hershey, Mondelez and Mars, 60% of snack bars, including Mars, Kellanova and General Mills, 66% of frozen pizza, 60% of bread, 80% of toothpaste and 80% of toilet paper sales.Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The three-page note criticized UnitedHealthcare, the broader U.S. health-care industry and corporations.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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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 25 Dec. 2024.
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