solar plexus

as in stomach
the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis a punch in the solar plexus knocked the air out of him

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Recent Examples of solar plexus The next morning, Jamie showed up and punched the manager in the solar plexus. Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022 Every so often, a performance hits you right in the solar plexus. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2022 The device worms its way into a patient’s chest through a three-quarter-inch incision in the solar plexus. Danielle Egan, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2011 While one album could hit you squarely in the solar plexus, by the next the conviction that Björk alone understood your crisis would have passed, never to return. Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for solar plexus 
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • To chase them off, females raise their abdomens to show off their pincers.
    Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Jones was inactive after being listed as questionable with an abdomen injury that Payton said occurred in last week’s loss to Kansas City.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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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“Solar plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexus. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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