fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
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The fast-food giant is offering a deal on its McMuffin sandwiches.
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
Trump now heads to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, for a weekend of political meetings and fundraisers, stopping at a Whataburger fast-food chain en route to the airport.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
The Ziebels loved South Beach, a Brooklyn by the sea, a walker’s and shopper’s paradise, a place with no fast-food restaurants or suburban-style shopping centers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Authorities said three women damaged property inside the fast-food restaurant and attempted to assault employees with items before fleeing the scene before officers arrived.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2026
Trump now heads to Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, for a weekend of political meetings and fundraisers, stopping at a Whataburger fast-food chain en route to the airport.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 28 Feb. 2026
The Ziebels loved South Beach, a Brooklyn by the sea, a walker’s and shopper’s paradise, a place with no fast-food restaurants or suburban-style shopping centers.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Authorities said three women damaged property inside the fast-food restaurant and attempted to assault employees with items before fleeing the scene before officers arrived.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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