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
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.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potbelly
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Shortly afterwards, the aircraft came down on the runway in a belly landing, touching down about 1,310 yards along the 3,062 yard runway and sliding into the embankment at the end of the landing strip.Ju-min Park and Hongji Kim, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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She was also seen holding her belly and smiling as her photo was taken.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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There is also evidence to suggest that drinking contributes to skin, prostate, pancreatic and stomach cancers, though more research is needed, the surgeon general’s advisory says.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The industry has attracted a range of investors, including wealthy individuals, banks, development finance institutions, corporations, foundations, pension funds and religious institutions.Helet Botha, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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Racialized labor remains critical to the global supply chains of multinational corporations where low wages, unsafe working conditions, and limited labor rights minimize the cost of labor.Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 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 13 Jan. 2025.
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