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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
ABC News,
22 June 2026
Side, back, and stomach-sleepers all rave about these top-selling bed pillows.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
How much of this turmoil will Ellison stomach?
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Noun
The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
Side, back, and stomach-sleepers all rave about these top-selling bed pillows.
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Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Verb
This is a proud franchise and fan base, and suffering through a decade of irrelevance has been tough to stomach for all involved.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
How much of this turmoil will Ellison stomach?
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Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
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Next to Johnson, police also found an 85-year-old woman suffering from a stab wound to her abdomen, Holtz said.
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At least one person from the vehicle fired shots at the victim, hitting him multiple times in the abdomen, and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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Symptoms of cyclosporiasis occur between two days and two weeks after exposure, and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, abdominal cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Monroe County health officials say symptoms occur two to 14 days after exposure and include frequent watery diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight, cramps and bloating, nausea and low-grade fever.
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Beyond that, a truce means whatever the negotiators will tolerate as long as none backs out of talks.
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Today’s challenge is building genuine relationships, creating strong global teams, and leveraging diversity rather than merely tolerating it.
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The belly of almost every Delta Air Lines plane doesn’t just hold passenger baggage.
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The brand includes more than 100 bears, each representing a distinct emotion or expression which are illustrated by their belly badges, including Cheer Bear, Bedtime Bear, Tenderheart Bear, Birthday Bear, Funshine Bear and Grumpy Bear.
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The state also ranks fourth in the nation for childhood poverty and hunger, according to Katie Ruth Camp, the organization's vice president of marketing and public relations.
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Feeling comfortably full may help prevent waking up from hunger in the middle of the night.
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
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The third baseman, playing in his first major league game since fracturing his ankle on May 12, 2025, couldn’t handle a Willson Contreras grounder with a man on first and one out.
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These funds currently account for almost one-fifth of Haiti’s gross domestic product and are primarily used to prevent starvation, support daily necessities, and fund education and healthcare for relatives back home.
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Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.
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The collision killed Garcia, who was standing outside of his truck when he was struck.
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Soon after then-President Nicolás Maduro was captured by the US in January, Venezuela ended Cuba’s long-standing medical mission in the country, cutting off a key resource in underserved communities.
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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