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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
Quispe López, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Potential side effects include drowsiness, stomach discomfort, and interactions with medications.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
But Iran has stomached comparable violations in the past.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Noun
Some no-go zones — aside from the pros who have discussed it thoroughly with a partner — include the head, neck, spine, kidneys, and stomach.
—Quispe López, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Potential side effects include drowsiness, stomach discomfort, and interactions with medications.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
That’s just something the Cowboys are going to have to stomach down the road.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
But Iran has stomached comparable violations in the past.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
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The neurotoxin in blue-ringed octopus saliva is called tetrodotoxin (TTX), and it’s produced by bacteria lingering in their salivary glands – though TTX can be found in other body parts such as octopus arms and abdomens.Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 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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Whatever the controversy, these Thanksgiving stories will slake your appetite!JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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The White Lotus Season 3 also looks fantastic, with a rather steamy first trailer to whet our appetites.Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, pictured on January 3, 2025, has said the EU will not tolerate attacks on its territory after Donald Trump called for the U.S. to take control of Greenland.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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Not surprisingly, reporting struggles abound and are only exacerbated by boards which tolerate excuse-making and blame-shifting rationalizations.Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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From the beach here, the view is extraordinary — those planes, flying in pairs, skim the Pacific Ocean filling tanks in their bellies and then fly directly over the Santa Monica Mountains to douse flames.Kirk Siegler, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Wright also poses solo in the ocean, resting a hand on her belly.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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My prediction is that the Celtics will win back-to-back titles and not have the same hunger to begin next season.James L. Edwards III, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Humanitarian aid dwindles, prices soar, and hunger tightens its grip.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Its departments handle border security, immigration detention, citizenship processing, airport security, and natural disasters, among other things.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Zeman’s documentary chronicles the courageous efforts to save them, first from starvation, then via transport to new homes.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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The violence has killed at least 60,000 people, according to a report issued in November by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Sudan Research Group, and more than half the country faces starvation.Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
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Free cash flow stood at over $157 million for the trailing 12 months.Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Rangers stand at 18-20-2 and one point out of last place in the Metropolitan Division.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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