as in corporations
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
he shopped the company's big and tall line for shirts to fit his bay window
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Recent Examples of bay windows
The aquamarine color scheme continues here, and there’s a cozy breakfast nook in the corner surrounded by bay windows.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Photos and video taken at the scene showed heavy flames shooting out of bay windows on the upper floors.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike bay windows, which create sharp angles, bow windows form a rounded shape that offers wider views and a softer exterior appearance.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
This translates into some of the best river views of any hotel in the city, on display from in-room bay windows and the rooftop restaurant terraces.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
At the Columbus Area Visitors Center, the Yellow Neon Chandelier, constructed from roughly 900 handblown elements in four shades of yellow, rises 9 feet tall and measures 6 feet wide, while the Persians, a series of handspun glass disks, fills the stairwell’s tall bay windows.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
The living area is anchored by a cozy nook and large bay windows that boast sweeping views of Central Park, the nearby reservoir, and the Manhattan skyline.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
An onsite bar and restaurant, The Terrace Grille, offers American eats in a dining room naturally lit with arched bay windows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Wrapping around an angle, Alexandre Mattiussi’s brand stands out by an expansive curved 80-foot-long facade with bay windows that show glimpses of the interior, echoing the brand’s Paris flagship, all Euville stone and beige limewash offset by oak wood and a striped parquet floor.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026
Photos and video taken at the scene showed heavy flames shooting out of bay windows on the upper floors.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
Unlike bay windows, which create sharp angles, bow windows form a rounded shape that offers wider views and a softer exterior appearance.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
This translates into some of the best river views of any hotel in the city, on display from in-room bay windows and the rooftop restaurant terraces.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
At the Columbus Area Visitors Center, the Yellow Neon Chandelier, constructed from roughly 900 handblown elements in four shades of yellow, rises 9 feet tall and measures 6 feet wide, while the Persians, a series of handspun glass disks, fills the stairwell’s tall bay windows.
—Vivian Chung, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
The living area is anchored by a cozy nook and large bay windows that boast sweeping views of Central Park, the nearby reservoir, and the Manhattan skyline.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
An onsite bar and restaurant, The Terrace Grille, offers American eats in a dining room naturally lit with arched bay windows.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Wrapping around an angle, Alexandre Mattiussi’s brand stands out by an expansive curved 80-foot-long facade with bay windows that show glimpses of the interior, echoing the brand’s Paris flagship, all Euville stone and beige limewash offset by oak wood and a striped parquet floor.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bay windows
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Those include tax cuts for small businesses by allowing pass-through entities to receive tax credits for research and development that are now only available for larger corporations under state law.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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On the South Dakota economy and growth Hansen said South Dakota should trust entrepreneurs and avoid using taxpayer money or incentives to lure big corporations to the state.—
Joshua Haiar,
States Newsroom,
1 Apr. 2026
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The reptile handlers drape the snakes over students' shoulders or bellies, but snakes also start winding their own way around the room and climbing up people's bodies (apparently some snakes' tree-climbing instincts are applicable to scaling humans as well).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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About 13% of air cargo goes through the Middle East, either on cargo planes or in the bellies of commercial airliners.—
Shannon Pettypiece,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Total gastrectomies had been performed before, in patients whose stomachs were already ridden with tumors—but never routinely in healthy people who did not have cancer and may ultimately never have cancer at all.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those with strong sea legs (and stomachs) ride on the upper tier of the ferry, while the smoother seats are indoors and toward the back of the boat.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Bay windows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bay%20windows. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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