Thesaurus results for SOLAR PLEXUS

solar plexus

noun

ˈsō-lər-

Definition of solar plexus

as in stomach

the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis a punch in the solar plexus knocked the air out of him

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Recent Examples of solar plexus Four male ﬁgures stood before me, their long necks headless, two-thirds of their abdomens replaced by their heads lodged between their solar plexuses and belly buttons. — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025 Winter tuned up his body through Duncan-style exercises—energy radiating from his solar plexus out to his limbs—at the dance barre. — Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 Lemon beat a defender up the left seam to give himself the slightest of openings deep left in the end zone, which allowed Maiava to throw the ball directly into his solar plexus. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025 Prices that jumped to a degree acted like a punch to the financial solar plexus of a large portion of renters. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for solar plexus

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Noun

Wells' family and their lawyers disputed the grand jury's findings, pointing to unexplained bruising on the back of his head and noting that his airways and stomach were devoid of water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Keith died in February 2024 following a battle with stomach cancer.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

Noun

Females are generally somewhat larger than males and have a pointed, protractable ovipositor (egg-laying organ) at the tip of their abdomens.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
Copenhaver was struck in the arm and in the abdomen, wounds that left him with lingering injuries and walking with a cane.

— Gene Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of abdomen

Noun

His pass was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage and again late in the first half, when his throw landed right in the belly of linebacker Ernest Jones IV.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Rather than always keeping her baby bumps concealed or camouflaged, the hitmaker embraced bold colors and cutouts that made her belly a focal point.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of belly

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