soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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Some soup kitchens and mobile pantries are also providing sit-down meals or drive-thru services—often requiring pre-registration.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Techner also recommended people help local pantries and soup kitchens as well.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kanbe’s also distributes free food to 50 food pantries and soup kitchens around the city.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The meat is then frozen and sent to a food pantry or soup kitchen.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Techner also recommended people help local pantries and soup kitchens as well.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Kanbe’s also distributes free food to 50 food pantries and soup kitchens around the city.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The meat is then frozen and sent to a food pantry or soup kitchen.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soup kitchen
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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