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 The next morning, Jamie showed up and punched the manager in the solar plexus. 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 See all Example Sentences for solar plexus 
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Noun
  • In the video, Gomez could be seen posing on the carpet and occasionally placing her hands in front of her stomach.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Follow your gut like a cow with four stomachs, but don’t always trust your gut.
    Viktoria Shulevich, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • During the procedure, the boys' abdomens were closed and rebuilt, using layers of mesh and plastic surgery techniques to stabilize each one, according to the hospital.
    Brian Brant, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • For an abdomen ultrasound, your provider may recommend fasting (not eating) for up to 12 hours.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Aging a buck before peak rut: Check stomach girth; the older a buck gets, the bigger his belly gets.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Pardi also sparked pregnancy rumors back in February, when he was seen rubbing his beau’s belly during a photo-op.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Solar plexus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solar%20plexus. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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