sweet cherry
noun
: a white-flowered Eurasian cherry (Prunus avium) widely grown for its large sweet-flavored fruits
also
: its fruit
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In this recipe, they are cooked directly in the pan with sweet Italian sausage along with sweet cherry or grape tomatoes.
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
In this recipe, they are cooked directly in the pan with sweet Italian sausage along with sweet cherry or grape tomatoes.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But if not, just frozen sweet cherries works perfectly fine.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
According to the team, even with control measures in place, sweet cherry growers in states Michigan, Washington, California, and Oregon can lose anywhere from five to 30 percent of their crops every year to contamination.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
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Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
In this recipe, they are cooked directly in the pan with sweet Italian sausage along with sweet cherry or grape tomatoes.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
But if not, just frozen sweet cherries works perfectly fine.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
According to the team, even with control measures in place, sweet cherry growers in states Michigan, Washington, California, and Oregon can lose anywhere from five to 30 percent of their crops every year to contamination.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Sweet cherry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20cherry. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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