as in menu
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal
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Recent Examples of meal
In 2024, of the more than 450 credit card charges of over $100 on his campaign expenditure report, the majority were for drinks and meals at various Sacramento restaurants and bars such as Chargins’ Bar & Grill, Karma Brew and Prelude Kitchen & Bar.
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Being part of the roti-making process connects travelers to generations of Caribbean cooks and their stories, giving context and meaning to what might otherwise be just a meal.
—Essence, 11 Oct. 2025
Gourmet meals are served in two dining cars, where passengers can enjoy drinks, music and performances by local artists.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Don’t-complain, just-eat-your-meal type people.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Being part of the roti-making process connects travelers to generations of Caribbean cooks and their stories, giving context and meaning to what might otherwise be just a meal.
—Essence, 11 Oct. 2025
Gourmet meals are served in two dining cars, where passengers can enjoy drinks, music and performances by local artists.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Don’t-complain, just-eat-your-meal type people.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meal
Noun
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The menu includes an Off the Record, a spicy tequila cocktail ($8), along with specials like $7 or $9 mini pitchers, $6 Gracie's Tax Beers and $5 well drinks.—
Felicia Campbell,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Your host has invested time and energy into planning a thoughtful menu and bringing your own dish forces them to include something in the assortment that may not be harmonious with the rest of the meal.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Home refrigerators offered modern freezer compartments, ready to fill with fish sticks, frozen waffles and TV dinners.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That dinner was the essence of who Jack is as a person.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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There are plenty of pit stops for a Majorcan lunch along the way to the island’s eastern shores, an hour’s drive.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Let the dogs out, start the dishwasher, make lunch and sit back down at your laptop all without taking off your wearable blanket.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The job cuts have been anticipated for weeks, particularly because NBC News Group, an umbrella division that encompassed both the aforementioned cable networks as well as businesses associated with NBC News, is being cleaved in two, and revenue from cable will now go to feed operations at Versant.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Appearing via a live video feed on Tuesday, Coristine thanked the court and police for bringing his attackers to justice.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Oct. 2025
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Fashion provides people with a delicious repast and then prepares itself to serve another.—
Tonya Blazio-Licorish,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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This tasty if not particularly healthy repast will be served on Shudder later this year.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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In Ye Olden Times Scotland, Lovat sits at his supper table, still spiraling about how he was mocked and humiliated at the tynchal.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Shawnee Presbyterian Church hosts a free monthly Sunday supper to foster community fellowship.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Meal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meal. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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