paunch
noun
, ˈpänch\
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Synonyms for paunch
Synonyms
bay window, beer belly, belly, corporation, gut, pot, potbelly
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After five movies, the T. rex now evokes the soulful pathos of seeing a once-beloved action star trying to keep up with the new kids, but with a little too much paunch. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "5 things to know about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," 5 June 2018 Why not kill two of these annoying-ass birds with one stone by making some friends and staving off that postgrad paunch at the same time? — Clay Skipper, GQ, "Is the Gym a Good Place to Make Friends? An Investigation," 6 May 2018 The burly mustachioed butcher had his bloody apron tied tightly over his paunch and was standing in the doorway, inadvertently blocking my way in. — Anissa Helou, Bon Appetit, "The Camel Trek: In Search of an Unexpected Delicacy," 4 May 2018 Hall, 53, is a soft-spoken snow-removal worker with a slight paunch, a salt-and-pepper beard and a matched set of .45 caliber pistols. — Kirk Johnson, The Seattle Times, "Car Stolen in Anchorage? Enter Floyd the Thief Chaser," 13 Apr. 2018 Joe wears a thin shirt streaked with three different colors of spills and shorts that sit under his paunch of a belly. — jsonline.com, "CHAPTER 8: "I'LL SEE HER IN HEAVEN"," 18 Oct. 2017 The Platonic ideal of underwear changed from the barely there thong to an oversized brief with a navel-hugging elastic waistband and a silhouette designed to hold in paunch. — Shira Feder, Vox, "The rise of granny panties," 5 June 2019 After five movies, the T. rex now evokes the soulful pathos of seeing a once-beloved action star trying to keep up with the new kids, but with a little too much paunch. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "5 things to know about Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom," 5 June 2018 Why not kill two of these annoying-ass birds with one stone by making some friends and staving off that postgrad paunch at the same time? — Clay Skipper, GQ, "Is the Gym a Good Place to Make Friends? An Investigation," 6 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paunch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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