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Recent Examples of solar plexus
The next morning, Jamie showed up and punched the manager in the solar plexus.
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Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
Every so often, a performance hits you right in the solar plexus.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2022
The device worms its way into a patient’s chest through a three-quarter-inch incision in the solar plexus.
—Danielle Egan, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2011
While one album could hit you squarely in the solar plexus, by the next the conviction that Björk alone understood your crisis would have passed, never to return.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
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Kerry Howley, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2022
Every so often, a performance hits you right in the solar plexus.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2022
The device worms its way into a patient’s chest through a three-quarter-inch incision in the solar plexus.
—Danielle Egan, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2011
While one album could hit you squarely in the solar plexus, by the next the conviction that Björk alone understood your crisis would have passed, never to return.
—Anahid Nersessian, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solar plexus
Noun
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As floodwaters from the Swannanoa River rose to stomach level inside their house on Sept. 27, Mills’ 24-year-old son hacked his way through the attic ceiling with a chef’s knife and a hammer so the family could get atop the roof.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Harper developed a fever and began complaining of stomach pain.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Strategic shirring through the abdomen smoothes and slims, and thin adjustable straps ensure a proper fit while still offering decent support.—
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar,
Glamour,
28 Feb. 2025
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An abdomen strain this season allowed Manning to start twice and earn the program’s first SEC win, which came against Mississippi State.—
Jim Vertuno,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Between the lines: Other prominent liberals have ventured into the belly of the beast with a different mindset — engage in fierce but respectful debate with the goal of publicly exposing MAGA's flaws.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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One puppeteer uses tubing to add blood and other fluids at appropriate points during the birth; the other has an arm inside the hollow pregnant belly in order to squeeze the silicone baby out of the vaginal canal.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Solar plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexus. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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