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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
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
They were heard crying and complained of head and stomach pain.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Its base is retirees, after-church crowds and families on interstate highways who can't stomach another drive-through.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Eating too much watermelon may cause bloating, stomach pain, or diarrhea due to its high amount of hard-to-digest sugar.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 Sep. 2025
They were heard crying and complained of head and stomach pain.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Despite those numbers, the reassessment of Bush remains hard for some to stomach.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Its base is retirees, after-church crowds and families on interstate highways who can't stomach another drive-through.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
Noun
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Aita suffered stab wounds to the abdomen, back, face and neck and collapsed in a stairwell; his girlfriend underwent surgery and is being held under guard at the hospital.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The victim reported being hit in the abdomen by gunfire and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, Barclay said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Polls of job approval are routinely used by political strategists to assess the public's appetite for change and can affect fundraising, candidate recruitment and messaging heading into midterm contests.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Its planned debut comes amid an influx of big cybersecurity deals and during a resurgence in IPO activity after soaring inflation and interest rates squashed appetite for tech deals.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Regardless, these comments are blatantly insensitive as political violence should never be tolerated or exploited as comedic entertainment, no matter who perpetrated it.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The animal species that persist are those with the capacity to cling tightly to rocks and tolerate extreme heat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The thin cut of beef from between the cow’s belly and leg is more tender than carne asada, and delicately crisped around the edges.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her snaps were complete with a shot of Shiri Appleby and Kristoffer Polaha, who played her parents in the teen drama, holding her belly.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And the hunger for something like that seems to be out there — look at those Oasis shows.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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And the universal meal system does reduce stigma and hunger, according to a $7 million study the state commissioned from the Nutrition Policy Institute.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The most visible are those in customer service and support, with AI agents now handling millions of customer interactions once handled by live agents over chat, email and even phone.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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There’s also some discussion of how to handle characters with alternate forms, such as Bruce Banner and the Incredible Hulk.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Four more Palestinians, including a child, have died of malnutrition and starvation in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said, raising deaths from such causes to at least 435 people, including 147 children, since the war started.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Aid groups say the Israeli military continues to restrict access to food, water, and humanitarian aid, worsening a crisis already marked by starvation and displacement.—
Kaity Kline,
NPR,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rico Abreu, driver of the #98 Safelite Auto Glass/Curb Records Toyota, stands on the grid during Salute to Veterans Qualifying Fueled by Texas Lottery for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Striping Technology 350 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Biglari’s proxy battles stand as one of the longest and most contentious activist campaigns in restaurant industry history.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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