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midriff

[mid-rif] / ˈmɪd rɪf /


NOUN
waist
Synonyms


NOUN
waist
Synonyms


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Since the pregnancy announcement, Bieber has publicly embraced her bump, baring her midriff in Instagram posts and at Rhode events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

Each picture is composed just so, to accentuate her best features: the long, swanlike neck; the well-toned midriff; the high, strong shoulders; the ramrod posture; and—this feels new—the gaunt cheeks and picture-perfect jawline.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024

That rhythmically rattling bank of equipment to your left, whose component parts look as if they were pulled from the midriff of C-3PO?

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

A young woman walks down a street in Tehran, her hair uncovered, her jeans ripped, a bit of midriff exposed to the hot Iranian sun.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023

Emily drew her niece toward her midriff and stroked her head.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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