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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
Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Peterson pleaded to stay in the game, settling himself as his stomach started to settle.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
Celia Ford, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
The bigger question is whether Trump is actually willing to offer concessions the Iranians want in order to get an agreement and table demands Tehran can reasonably stomach.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stomach
Noun
The plant can be helpful in the treatment of rheumatism, dysentery, stomach ulcers, and nausea, with the leaves having a positive influence on respiration and a capacity to cleanse the blood of toxic metabolites, notably uric acid.
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There’s only so much instability that young scholars can stomach to chase careers that the government is actively destroying.
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The wasps, which lived almost 99 million years ago, might have launched backward at their insect targets, then grasped them within their Venus flytrap-like abdomens.—
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According to the sheriff's office, the dogs—a male chocolate lab and a young adult male shepherd mix—both had apparent gunshot wounds to their abdomens and chests, consistent with buckshot.—
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His appetite for changing the status quo in his profession went that far back.—
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What has changed is the investment appetite in the near term.—
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Once again, this type of violent attack will not be tolerated.—
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Despite its potency, it’s tolerated well by most skin types because it’s formulated with alcohol or fragrance.—
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As Trump approaches the restaurant, a girlfriend runs to greet her on Washington Avenue and excitedly touches her belly.—
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This can cause scaly, crusty skin on their head, neck, and belly; sores on their lips and eyelids; dry and cracked paw pads; and dental disease.—
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In recent research on child poverty, economists have shown that nutrition assistance programs not only reduce hunger, addressing humanitarian concerns, but also improve children’s long-term health and economic self-sufficiency, addressing fiscal concerns.—
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There’s a great hunger on the part of many American conservatives, including conservative Christians, for disruption.—
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The environmental health center had also handled a variety of other issues like cruise ship outbreak investigations, which are now reeling from significant layoffs.—
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The bulbs are durable and waterproof, able to handle extreme heat and cold.—
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The brothers of an 18-year-old who police say died of starvation and dehydration while strapped to a bed have been arrested, according to news outlets.—
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The Associated Press reported that Zinna likely died of dehydration and starvation after Arakawa died.—
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Johnson stands to gain politically from standing up to a president who is deeply unpopular in liberal Chicago.—
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But as things currently stand with the iconic Marvel villain and apparently complicated rights issues, D’Onofrio (nor anyone else) cannot play Kingpin in a feature film.—
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“Stomach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomach. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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