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 figurativelyThe movie serves up a lot of laughs.
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Jimmy John's The famous JJs is serving up some holiday magic with their cookie offering.
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Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
But we also were served up yet another scene of Rizo seeming to bend other people's votes to his will.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Holbrook also suggests RuckerJohns, a waterfront eatery serving up burgers, sandwiches, seafood, and ribs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
The decision to serve up pink boxes came a day after Jason McGowan, CEO of Crumbl Cookies, played a key role in helping to protect Virginia Tech's recruiting class for 2026.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
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Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
But we also were served up yet another scene of Rizo seeming to bend other people's votes to his will.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Holbrook also suggests RuckerJohns, a waterfront eatery serving up burgers, sandwiches, seafood, and ribs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
The decision to serve up pink boxes came a day after Jason McGowan, CEO of Crumbl Cookies, played a key role in helping to protect Virginia Tech's recruiting class for 2026.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 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 6 Dec. 2025.
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