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Recent Examples of greek
To start your day in a healthier way, choose unsweetened or lightly sweetened coffee drinks and higher-protein options, such as an omelet, Greek yogurt parfait, or high-protein overnight oats.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
The album’s lyrics are not publicly available, but listeners with a working knowledge of French and/or Greek—or, as in my case, multi-lingual AI transcription tools and a skeptical eye for errors and hallucinations—will readily pick up on the album’s brooding themes.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Jan. 2026
Over the course of a long musical career, Sazer has performed for television shows including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Empire and for films such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
So Savage campaign showcases the brand’s latest lineup — and evokes Ancient Greek — with a backdrop of grand marble columns and statues.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Their descendants are the reason the city now has the highest concentration of Greek Americans relative to its population.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Lately on TikTok, people have been dumping frozen orange juice concentrate into blenders alongside Greek yogurt, bananas, and other fridge and pantry staples to recreate the viral Orange Julius smoothie.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
Authentic Greek Feta in Brine While traditional Feta cheese is made with sheep’s milk (and sometimes goat’s milk as well), most Feta bought in the U.S. is made with cow’s milk.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Jillian Kubala, Health, 8 Jan. 2026
The album’s lyrics are not publicly available, but listeners with a working knowledge of French and/or Greek—or, as in my case, multi-lingual AI transcription tools and a skeptical eye for errors and hallucinations—will readily pick up on the album’s brooding themes.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Jan. 2026
Over the course of a long musical career, Sazer has performed for television shows including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Empire and for films such as Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
So Savage campaign showcases the brand’s latest lineup — and evokes Ancient Greek — with a backdrop of grand marble columns and statues.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Their descendants are the reason the city now has the highest concentration of Greek Americans relative to its population.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Lately on TikTok, people have been dumping frozen orange juice concentrate into blenders alongside Greek yogurt, bananas, and other fridge and pantry staples to recreate the viral Orange Julius smoothie.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
Authentic Greek Feta in Brine While traditional Feta cheese is made with sheep’s milk (and sometimes goat’s milk as well), most Feta bought in the U.S. is made with cow’s milk.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greek
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Not to be out-fumed, Michelle Yeoh returns, in a burst of hocus-pocus semaphore and bird-attack coiffure, as the Wizard’s most ruthless ally.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 Nov. 2025
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No more hocus-pocus putting taxpayers on the hook for some sketchy deal that may or may not show a positive return in 15 years, if lucky.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The food and drink The star of the Beaverbrook dining show is the al fresco offering, where red and pink striped hot air balloons top tables and afternoon tea is served from the Japanese Grill.—
Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both Christian Davies, the general manager of Mii Amo, and Chrys Theriault, an expert bell captain at Ambiente, A Landscape Hotel, recommend that first-time visitors to Sedona book a hot air balloon ride.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2026
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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Now, there’s a bit of rigmarole in getting that price, which includes (according to Google Translate) nabbing a time-specific coupon worth $286 and trading in your old phone.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Everyone was perfectly lovely and perfectly tepid about going through the whole rigamarole again.—
Lauren Bans,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
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Barnett was the second Mississippi resident to take the monkey business into their own hands.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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The monkey business is dominated by a handful of highly secretive and rivalrous brokers.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Signaling the need for change Strazik worked in GE’s aviation engine and gas power businesses before taking over what was then GE Power in 2021.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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But guests may find themselves getting pleasantly lost in the hotel’s nightlife and social scene which includes a jazz club, a small cinema room, and a private cocktail lounge.—
Juliana Shallcross,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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And jazz, Elvin Jones and Joe Henderson.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Jazz are 15-35, which puts them at the sixth pick if zero lottery-ball tomfoolery happens.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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But enough of all that tomfoolery, because there is one person on the beach who knows exactly what is about to happen!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greek. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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