key lime pie
noun
often capitalized K
: a usually meringue-topped lime-custard pie traditionally made from key limes
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The refreshingly tart and subtly sweet drink resembles a key lime pie and is easy to drink while watching the game.
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Aly Walansky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
The shop offers a consistently rotating selection of cookies, including more than 200 flavors such as cornbread, cookies & cream, s'mores, key lime pie, peppermint bark, caramel popcorn, buttermilk pancake and galaxy brownie.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
But there were some surprising, less seasonal results: California and Washington opted for banana cream pie, while Colorado chose lemon meringue pie, and Utah chose key lime pie.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
Internet favorites include cornbread, cookies & cream, s’mores, key lime pie, peppermint bark, caramel popcorn, buttermilk pancake and galaxy brownie.
—John Benson, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
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Aly Walansky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
The shop offers a consistently rotating selection of cookies, including more than 200 flavors such as cornbread, cookies & cream, s'mores, key lime pie, peppermint bark, caramel popcorn, buttermilk pancake and galaxy brownie.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
But there were some surprising, less seasonal results: California and Washington opted for banana cream pie, while Colorado chose lemon meringue pie, and Utah chose key lime pie.
—Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Nov. 2022
Internet favorites include cornbread, cookies & cream, s’mores, key lime pie, peppermint bark, caramel popcorn, buttermilk pancake and galaxy brownie.
—John Benson, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
See All Example Sentences for key lime pie
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“Key lime pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20lime%20pie. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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