as in obesities
an enlarged or bulging abdomen
a former jock whose most impressive physical asset these days is his bloated beer belly
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Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026 -
Terminus always made sure their arrival came just after nightfall when the streetlights were lit and families were sitting back with full bellies bumping against their dinner tables, houses quiet; all conversation having already been spent between forkfuls of food and hearty swallows of drink.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Financing is tight, with Ukrainian corporations facing a debt wall of roughly $3 billion in 2026, while broader financing needs for 2025–2028 exceed $150 billion.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The public had scant access to these reports until the 2020 police killing of George Floyd when corporations began voluntarily releasing more information in the face of growing pressure from investors and customers and inquiries from news organizations like USA TODAY.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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On one occasion, in a gesture of chivalry, a group of Italian friends threw roses to a woman sitting at the pool bar from the large bay windows of the Presidential Suite.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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The primary bedroom is more nautical, though, thanks to a classic blue-and-white color scheme, striped bed linens, and bay windows that frame the waves.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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Their big-fish hunting left their stomachs grumbling.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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The separation pampered white prejudices and soothed white conscience and stomachs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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“Beer bellies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beer%20bellies. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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