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Recent Examples of lunch
Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Baseball’s stubbornness and insistence on staggering all of its postseason games left a terrific pitcher’s duel between two of the game’s young stars to start shortly after lunch on the East Coast and just a bit after breakfast on the West Coast.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The group lunched at Mount Ceder, watching a herd of goats frolic in the heat in their pastoral landscape that led to massive, slanted steeps in the distance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Open from May to September, visitors can stop for breakfast or lunch.
—Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
Baseball’s stubbornness and insistence on staggering all of its postseason games left a terrific pitcher’s duel between two of the game’s young stars to start shortly after lunch on the East Coast and just a bit after breakfast on the West Coast.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
The group lunched at Mount Ceder, watching a herd of goats frolic in the heat in their pastoral landscape that led to massive, slanted steeps in the distance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch
Noun
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Cap off your day with a nice dinner at your favorite spot, like Pinewood Social or Two Ten Jack, or try a Nashville staple at a hot chicken spot.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The night kicks off with a cocktail, followed by a dinner and performance.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So Kiké Hernández invited him to breakfast before Yamamoto’s start against the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, trying to instill confidence in the pitcher dubbed the best in Japan three times.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The shop also has a variety of sweet treats and breakfast sandwiches to devour on your visit.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shawnee Presbyterian Church hosts a free monthly Sunday supper to foster community fellowship.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
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In just 25 minutes—and with only six main ingredients—this pasta delivers a breezy, elegant supper that feels both simple and sophisticated.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Guests sip wine and snack on cheeseboards on the wraparound porch.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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More memorable returning characters include Clawhauser (Nate Torrence), a fellow police officer and cheetah who loves to snack, and Flash (Raymond Persi), the sloth who works at the Department of Mammal Vehicles, also seem to be returning to the new movie.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eventually, Whitney throws her napkin and storms out of the luncheon, as Real Housewives are wont to do.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Empowered Vision Award will be celebrated Friday with a luncheon in Paris at Victoria Paris.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What started as a coffee cart from the mind of video producer Indy Nyles has now grown into a members-only club for creatives — who happen to have a taste for coffee and tea lattes.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Flavonoids are found in many foods and beverages, including fruits, vegetable, grains, tea, and wine.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Held at Cody's, a cozy Lakeview pub, this dog-friendly fest features a German buffet (sausages, sauerkraut, pretzels, brats), $6 beers, and $6 Jagermeister shots.—
Meena Thiruvengadam,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dinner, beer, wine and light concessions will be available; a full buffet dinner, catered by the UA-PTC Culinary Institute, is available with advance purchase, for $25.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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