: a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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Add tomato sauce, mint, basil, raisins and pepper.
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Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
Add the peas, raisins and vinegar and mix to combine; fold in the turkey.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Fold in apples, walnuts, and raisins until evenly distributed (batter will be thick).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
That includes grapes used for wine, table consumption, raisins and juice production – though only a small percentage are commercially significant.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
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Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
Add the peas, raisins and vinegar and mix to combine; fold in the turkey.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Fold in apples, walnuts, and raisins until evenly distributed (batter will be thick).
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
That includes grapes used for wine, table consumption, raisins and juice production – though only a small percentage are commercially significant.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raisin
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“Raisin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raisin. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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raisin
noun
rai·sin
ˈrāz-ᵊn 
: a grape usually rich in sugar that has been dried
Geographical Definition
Raisin
geographical name
Rai·sin
ˈrā-zᵊn
river about 115 miles (185 kilometers) long in southeastern Michigan flowing into Lake Erie
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