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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
John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The temperature had been in the 80s late Sunday afternoon, and dehydration overnight probably took at least 10 percent of the shark’s weight, in addition to the weight lost with the stomach contents.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2025
Still, all this prevaricating and negotiating may be little more than a consolation prize for miners, who must still stomach a 10% duty on critical equipment – and potentially higher duties once the 90-day pause lapses in July.
—Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Noun
Dietary Modifications An army marches on its stomach.
—John Graham Harper, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The temperature had been in the 80s late Sunday afternoon, and dehydration overnight probably took at least 10 percent of the shark’s weight, in addition to the weight lost with the stomach contents.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Verb
And at least one of the three Senators who couldn’t stomach voting for it decided to pack it up and head home rather than face an impossible route to another term given primary- and general-election landmines of their own making.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 1 July 2025
Still, all this prevaricating and negotiating may be little more than a consolation prize for miners, who must still stomach a 10% duty on critical equipment – and potentially higher duties once the 90-day pause lapses in July.
—Colin Harper, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomach
Noun
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Environmental conditions may have shifted at some point in time, making abdomens less advantageous.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The young receiver has been dealing with an abdomen injury that led to him being placed on IR.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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With his opaque history and sources of wealth, his super-powerful friends and his immoral appetites, Epstein became the perfect avatar for our at-home Hollywood heroism.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
19 July 2025
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In the past several years, as appetites for true crime have increased and murder rates in U.S. cities have decreased, Wolf has moved into the unscripted space, producing a bunch of true-crime shows for the likes of Oxygen and A&E.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Medicare covers it when tablets are hard to tolerate or ineffective.—
Paula Span,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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Many of our small trees are grafted onto rootstocks that can tolerate our local soil conditions.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
18 July 2025
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During her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, July 23, the actress, 37, opened up about the differences between having an actual baby bump versus using a fake belly for her role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Rembrandt’s queen has a double chin, a full belly, awkward proportions, and a doll-like and shiny face.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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Cafu, on the other hand, will be entering the ring with plenty of confidence and hunger, knowing that an upset win could change his life and put him at the center of the super flyweight spotlight.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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So the Dolphins open their training camp this coming Tuesday and the Canes unfurl their preseason work a week later as two massive fan bases ache with hunger that one or both might do what neither has in a generation: Make Miami Great Again.—
Greg Cote
July 17,
Miami Herald,
17 July 2025
Verb
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All consular and diplomatic affairs related to the country are instead handled through the Indian Embassy in Djibouti, across the Red Sea.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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The city and its utilities department is handling the acts of vandalism, working with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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As Live Aid reminds us, the charity concerts and records began when Geldof, then best known as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, watched a television news report about people in Ethiopia dying of starvation.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 July 2025
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After a necropsy, officials found the two cats had died of starvation and dehydration.—
Thomas B. Langhorne,
IndyStar,
9 July 2025
Verb
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The mate, Sal Carta, stood alongside on a barge handling the ropes while Clemente got a feel for the tides, which can shift up to 2 feet even 50 miles inland.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
21 July 2025
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Trump turned to climb the stairs to Air Force One, and Lutnick stood on the tarmac, wondering where to go next.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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