serve up

phrasal verb

served up; serving up; serves up
: to give (food) to someone at a meal, in a restaurant, etc.
That little restaurant serves up some of the best Indian food in the city.
sometimes used figuratively
The movie serves up a lot of laughs.

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Bananas get all the glory, with one medium fruit serving up 422 milligrams of potassium. Alisa Hrustic, Health, 1 May 2025 Just serve up the familiar, without getting creative. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 1 May 2025 On the red carpet, stars served up their best takes on the Gilded Glamour, White Tie dress code. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 May 2025 It is now headquartered in San Antonio and has expanded to more than 1,000 locations across 16 states and has been serving up piping-hot burgers, next-level seasonal items, and signature sauces for 75 years. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for serve up

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“Serve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20up. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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