1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Sprinkle them over oatmeal with nut butter, chia seeds, and honey.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Connell suggested adding one to two tablespoons of freshly ground pumpkin seeds to yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies, or soups.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Add a half cup to your morning oatmeal, add it into your pancake mix, or whip up a pumpkin hummus for an afternoon snack.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Bop around the boutique shops on Charles Street selling everything from vintage handbags to eclectic home decor, and duck into Beacon Hill Books & Cafe for warm chai oatmeal or a cup of coffee and a browse.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Connell suggested adding one to two tablespoons of freshly ground pumpkin seeds to yogurt, oatmeal, smoothies, or soups.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Add a half cup to your morning oatmeal, add it into your pancake mix, or whip up a pumpkin hummus for an afternoon snack.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Bop around the boutique shops on Charles Street selling everything from vintage handbags to eclectic home decor, and duck into Beacon Hill Books & Cafe for warm chai oatmeal or a cup of coffee and a browse.
—Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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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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