rye bread
noun
: bread made wholly or in part of rye flour
especially
: a light bread often with caraway seeds
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Later that afternoon, after my lunch of peanut butter and honey sandwich on rye bread, Big Kate came back to my workroom with a woman in tow.
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
In New York, the story goes that the sloppily sinful sandwich on rye bread was named for the founder of New York’s Reuben Restaurant.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Studies have shown that rye bread, which is high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, can relieve constipation more than white bread or common laxatives without negative side effects.
—Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2025
New dietary guidelines from the British Dietetic Association, published Monday, say that kiwis — along with rye bread and certain supplements — can help improve constipation symptoms.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
In New York, the story goes that the sloppily sinful sandwich on rye bread was named for the founder of New York’s Reuben Restaurant.
—Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Studies have shown that rye bread, which is high in both soluble and insoluble fiber, can relieve constipation more than white bread or common laxatives without negative side effects.
—Erica Sweeney, EverydayHealth.com, 14 Oct. 2025
New dietary guidelines from the British Dietetic Association, published Monday, say that kiwis — along with rye bread and certain supplements — can help improve constipation symptoms.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rye bread
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“Rye bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rye%20bread. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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