1
: a portion of food : serving
2
: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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Chipotle founder Steve Ells last week told a forum in Chicago that the chain had always offered generous helpings.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 July 2024
An extra helping of midrange finesse nudges the Elite into flagship-headphone territory.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
The best new restaurants in D.C. Explore Post food critic Tom Sietsema’s 26 favorite new restaurants in the D.C. area, featuring a new pizza place from a familiar name, vegetarian Vietnamese, Afro-fusion and a triple helping of standout Mexican options.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Each level also has a heaping helping of absurdist comedy.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 July 2024
An extra helping of midrange finesse nudges the Elite into flagship-headphone territory.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
The best new restaurants in D.C. Explore Post food critic Tom Sietsema’s 26 favorite new restaurants in the D.C. area, featuring a new pizza place from a familiar name, vegetarian Vietnamese, Afro-fusion and a triple helping of standout Mexican options.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Each level also has a heaping helping of absurdist comedy.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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