red meat
noun
1
: meat (such as beef) that is red when raw
2
: something substantial that can satisfy a basic need or appetite
hungry for the red meat of passionate partisanship—
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Intentionally or not proving Newsom’s point even more in this war of words and more by the time Van Kirk’s red meat words were out there, all the white gloves were off.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
As a one-time constitutional law professor and former U.S. Senator, Obama did not deliver red meat to the liberal crowd with any soundbite criticisms of Trump.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Taking a multivitamin can help achieve this but eating red meat, seafood, poultry, lentils, spinach, tofu and fortified cereals can get you there as well.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Try replacing red meat with beans at one meal weekly.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
As a one-time constitutional law professor and former U.S. Senator, Obama did not deliver red meat to the liberal crowd with any soundbite criticisms of Trump.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Taking a multivitamin can help achieve this but eating red meat, seafood, poultry, lentils, spinach, tofu and fortified cereals can get you there as well.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Try replacing red meat with beans at one meal weekly.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for red meat
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“Red meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20meat. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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