1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Soothing ingredients should also be top of mind; these include aloe vera, allantoin, or colloidal oatmeal.
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Eden Stuart, Allure, 29 May 2026
The shelves holding lifetime supplies of oatmeal, granola bars and tomato paste stretch well into the clouds.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Brighten your next oatmeal, yogurt, parfait, or chia pudding with fresh soursop.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
For the rest, the advice is to use oatmeal or sand.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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Eden Stuart, Allure, 29 May 2026
The shelves holding lifetime supplies of oatmeal, granola bars and tomato paste stretch well into the clouds.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Brighten your next oatmeal, yogurt, parfait, or chia pudding with fresh soursop.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
For the rest, the advice is to use oatmeal or sand.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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