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
  • Chronic gastritis is a lingering inflammation of the stomach lining.
    Sayaka Blickenderfer, PhD, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The other victim, a 17-year-old who was shot in his right abdomen, was taken also to St. Barnabas in stable condition.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Wear Loose-Fitting Clothes Endometriosis can cause bloating, which is when your abdomen increases in size, and distension, which is a feeling of uncomfortable fullness in your abdomen.23 A lot of people with endometriosis refer to this as endo belly.
    Sarah Bence, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Nearly every expectant mother who has seen the telltale line on a pregnancy test or who has searched the sonogram while the tech wands her belly knows the flash of worry: What if this little life doesn’t make it?
    Ericka Andersen, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The little dog has quickly become a favorite among the watering hole's regulars, who make sure Rex never goes long without a belly rub.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Solar plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexus. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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