solar plexuses

plural of solar plexus
as in stomachs
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 plexuses 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • People were clutching their stomachs, hurling vomit into buckets.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
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
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
  • In other crashes, the handlebars are driven back into riders’ abdomens, causing severe damage to the liver, spleen and pancreas.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Solar plexuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexuses. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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