solar plexuses

Definition of solar plexusesnext
plural of solar plexus
as in stomachs
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 plexuses Four male figures stood before me, their long necks headless, two-thirds of their abdomens replaced by their heads lodged between their solar plexuses and belly buttons. Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
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Noun
  • Their big-fish hunting left their stomachs grumbling.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The separation pampered white prejudices and soothed white conscience and stomachs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Brew bellies, however, may abound.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • The best laughs — loud, distinctive, recognizable — come from soft bellies.
    Erin Entrada Kelly, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Starting in 2013 more than a hundred thousand women received calls about the urgent need to have surgically implanted pelvic mesh removed from their lower abdomens.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The stingers they are equipped with can be up to about a quarter-inch (6 mm) in length and inject a painful venom – which is stored in large quantities in their abdomens – into their victims.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025

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“Solar plexuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexuses. Accessed 24 May. 2026.

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