potbellies

noun

plural of potbelly
as in bellies
an enlarged or bulging abdomen he began exercising to get rid of his growing potbelly and to improve his health

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  1. bellies
  2. stomachs
  3. corporations
  4. paunches
Noun
  • Just below their bellies, their hockey pants were both open at the top.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Consumers who indirectly purchased raw pork bacon or fresh or frozen pork made from bellies, loins, shoulders, ribs or pork chops from one of the companies may be eligible for a cash payment.
    — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bellies
Noun
  • But biologists in Maine studying salmonids like native brook trout and lake trout discovered a concerning amount of soft plastic lures in their stomachs.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Zack Wheeler pitched a gem against Tampa Bay on Sunday and untangled a few thousand knots inside the stomachs of Phillies fans, and even from those inside a mostly solemn clubhouse.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomachs
Noun
  • This latest incident underscores the potentially existential stakes for some countries of their reliance on private corporations for low Earth orbit telecommunications.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The real question facing America is whether corporations exist to serve society, or society exists to serve corporations.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of corporations
Noun
  • The hair may be grayer, the paunches a little more pronounced, and the joints a little creakier, but the Jackass promise of delivering the missing link between the Three Stooges and a snuff film remains.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Definition of paunches
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