: a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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Flavors are: peach, honey apple, cherry, blackberry, strawberry, cinnamon praline, mango peach, strawberry peach, caramel apple, blackberry peach, apple walnut raisin and sweet potato pecan, according to the company website.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
There are notes of creamy vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch on the palate, along with raisin, stone fruit, spice, orange, and just a hint of smoke.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
The base of the bowl is a pile of quinoa cooked with raisins and vinegar, giving it an agrodolce flair.
—Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Cook, stirring often, until raisins plump, another minute or two.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2024
This one from Target-exclusive brand Favorite Day is just that: Loaded with M&M’s, peanut butter chips, and raisins (amongst some nuts, of course), it’s got a little bit of everything good.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
Toss together raisins and 1/4 cup flour; stir into dough.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
Those puddings were more stew-like, containing things like prunes, raisins, carrots, nuts, spices, grains, eggs, beef, and mutton.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
There are notes of creamy vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch on the palate, along with raisin, stone fruit, spice, orange, and just a hint of smoke.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
The base of the bowl is a pile of quinoa cooked with raisins and vinegar, giving it an agrodolce flair.
—Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Cook, stirring often, until raisins plump, another minute or two.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2024
This one from Target-exclusive brand Favorite Day is just that: Loaded with M&M’s, peanut butter chips, and raisins (amongst some nuts, of course), it’s got a little bit of everything good.
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
Toss together raisins and 1/4 cup flour; stir into dough.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2023
Those puddings were more stew-like, containing things like prunes, raisins, carrots, nuts, spices, grains, eggs, beef, and mutton.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023
This process makes the lunar surface prone to puckering—just as a smooth grape dries into a wrinkly raisin.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
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raisin
noun
rai·sin
ˈrāz-ᵊn 
: a grape usually rich in sugar that has been dried
Geographical Definition
Raisin
geographical name
Rai·sin
ˈrā-zᵊn
river about 115 miles (185 kilometers) long in southeastern Michigan flowing into Lake Erie
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