: cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw seafood or vegetables
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The sushi bar has also been improved and now operates independently.
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Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Come for gorgeous views in a upscale dining room with a generous menu featuring everything from sushi to fresh catch to steak.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Health inspectors cited the Sacramento sushi restaurant after failing to find soap at the handwashing sink on the cook’s line or in the men’s restroom.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
One evening, the couple met an acquaintance of Lotringer’s, the cultural theorist Dick Hebdige, for sushi in Pasadena.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Come for gorgeous views in a upscale dining room with a generous menu featuring everything from sushi to fresh catch to steak.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Health inspectors cited the Sacramento sushi restaurant after failing to find soap at the handwashing sink on the cook’s line or in the men’s restroom.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
One evening, the couple met an acquaintance of Lotringer’s, the cultural theorist Dick Hebdige, for sushi in Pasadena.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Sushi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sushi. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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sushi
noun
su·shi
ˈsü-shē 
ˈsu̇sh-ē
: cold rice formed into any of various shapes and topped or wrapped with pieces of often raw seafood or vegetables
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