ground beef

noun

: beef that has been cut into very small pieces

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Its ground beef, though, was the cheapest among all 12 stores sampled. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Raw ground beef stored over intact beef in glass door reach in cooler in kitchen. Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026 The classic quarter-pound cheeseburger features 100% pure ground beef topped with ketchup, mustard, onion, pickle, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and American cheese on a toasted bun — an old school build that hasn’t changed in decades. Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 20 Mar. 2026 Dog food for humans Referring to the food as kibble is no accident, as most of the time these recipes involve a carb (like rice) and a form of protein (like ground beef) mixed together in a slop-like concoction that has some glaring similarities to dog food. Devika Rao, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ground beef

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“Ground beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20beef. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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