1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Sprinkle them on oatmeal, toss them into trail mix or stir them into yogurt.
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Add them to a morning bowl of oatmeal or an afternoon snack and the nutritional math starts working in your favor.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
These shoes are a marvel to combine with butter, oatmeal, taupe, or off-white garments.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2026
It's made entirely from botanicals and ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and coconut milk powder wrapped in 100% cotton.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Add them to a morning bowl of oatmeal or an afternoon snack and the nutritional math starts working in your favor.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
These shoes are a marvel to combine with butter, oatmeal, taupe, or off-white garments.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2026
It's made entirely from botanicals and ingredients like colloidal oatmeal and coconut milk powder wrapped in 100% cotton.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 9 Apr. 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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