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as in appetite
a need or desire for food
the cake looks delicious, but I'm afraid that I have no stomach for sweets right now
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as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I could no longer stomach working for such a petty tyrant
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Recent Examples of stomach
Elica Sue, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The bacteria can cause serious infections, including stomach cramps and diarrhea, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2024
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Perhaps cricket can stomach that axing, but potentially not being part of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, will sting.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There is something comforting about drinking a flavorful, hot liquid that fills the stomach while warming the body, reaching the heart and unlocking memories.
—Elica Sue, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The bacteria can cause serious infections, including stomach cramps and diarrhea, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
But there’s also a pathos to the character that makes his queasy deal easier to stomach.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
Perhaps cricket can stomach that axing, but potentially not being part of the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, will sting.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.Jon Hamilton, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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Among the victims rushed to hospital, many had eye injuries, missing fingers or gaping holes in their abdomens, Reuters witnesses saw, indicating their proximity to the devices at the time of detonation.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Those numbers, reflecting investors’ appetite for sports teams, are resetting the hockey market after the Ottawa Senators sold for $950 million, or 7.4 times revenue, last year—and after the Pittsburgh Penguins sold for $875 million (4.7x) in 2021.Brett Knight, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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These drugs mimic gut hormones that regulate blood sugar and reduce appetite.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 20 Dec. 2024
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Then, sometime in her mid-40s, her ability to tolerate alcohol plummeted.Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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These blatant violations will not be tolerated on U.S. soil.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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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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What lies ahead for Woods, with the Masters just four months away, will be determined by his iffy health, insatiable hunger and even the golf gods.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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There is great agreement among disparate groups on the need to address crises related to mental health, caring for elders and hunger.David Hessekiel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The system that flawlessly handled 1,000 daily requests crashed when usage jumped to 100,000 requests after a successful product launch.Sai Arava, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Therefore the decision to designate Christmas Eve as a holiday rests solely on the president, with each handling it differently.Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Famine Early Warning System Network The Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS Net) projects that without a shift in Israeli policy, deaths from starvation and related illnesses in northern Gaza could climb to as many as 15 per day between next month and March.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tens of thousands are suffering starvation and malnutrition, with children dying almost daily, according to aid groups.Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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The chupacabra was also reported in other places, including parts of the U.S., where it was described as a small creature standing on four feet, looking like a hairless dog.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The battle royale sold 40 million copies in its first year, and reached over 3 million concurrent players on PC via Steam in 2018 — a record that still stands to this day, followed closely but still trailed by the likes of Counter-Strike 2 (2023), Black Myth: Wukong (2024), and Palworld (2024).Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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