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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Sneller served three two-year terms, representing the 50th District through 2022, and was able to run again this year due to a constitutional amendment, approved by voters in 2022, that allows lawmakers to serve up to 12 years in one chamber.
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
This overly self-serious B-movie, also directed by an uncredited Jimmy T. Murakami, served up sci-fi schlock on the half shell thanks to Corman’s low-budget genre factory, New World Pictures.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
The Gotham Ice Truck, which will be in the Gaslamp district, will serve up free Slush Puppies with cups containing a QR code and a chance to receive an invitation to The Iceberg Lounge experience.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Those are impressive, of course, slickly designed with their own private hot tubs, and the restaurant on-site serves up delicious, modern Californian food.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2024
This overly self-serious B-movie, also directed by an uncredited Jimmy T. Murakami, served up sci-fi schlock on the half shell thanks to Corman’s low-budget genre factory, New World Pictures.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 July 2024
The Gotham Ice Truck, which will be in the Gaslamp district, will serve up free Slush Puppies with cups containing a QR code and a chance to receive an invitation to The Iceberg Lounge experience.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 July 2024
Those are impressive, of course, slickly designed with their own private hot tubs, and the restaurant on-site serves up delicious, modern Californian food.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
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“Serve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20up. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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