Thesaurus results for THORAX

thorax

noun

as in abdomen

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Recent Examples of thorax Four springs ago, Naz grabbed it by the thorax. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Making the musical theme 'Oklahoma' the state song Rainbow scarabs, which eat animal waste, are known for their metallic green or blue wings and their golden and red colors on their thoraxes. —

Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice, 17 Feb. 2026 The adults are larger than a house fly with bodies that are pale orange-yellow colored with two or three white stripes on their thorax. —

Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2026 It is attached to the monarch’s thorax using eyelash glue, a gentler alternative to toxic super glues. —

Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thorax

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Noun

The abdomen may significantly protrude, pushing the diaphragm upward and making breathing more difficult.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
One of the victims suffered a gunshot wound to the head, while another was shot in the abdomen, according to a report from affiliate FOX 2 Detroit.

— Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of abdomen

Noun

The goal is to make the stomach able to hold more food before the brain signals that the competitive eater is full.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The parasite is killed by heat, so cooking normally takes care of it, but when the weather warms up and people look for ways to leave their stoves off, this stomach-churning bug finds an opening.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026