poultry

noun

Definition of poultrynext
as in red meat

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Recent Examples of poultry Marinating foods is great for adding flavor and tenderizing them—especially meats and poultry. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026 The poultry store, with its bright stench of blood and bleach. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Campylobacter These bacteria are a common cause of diarrheal illness worldwide, often associated with undercooked poultry and raw milk. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Current recalls in Arizona include various meat, poultry, and beef jerky products. — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poultry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poultry
  1. red meat
  2. meat
  3. game
  4. flesh
  5. variety meat
Noun
  • The tick can also cause alpha-gal syndrome, an allergic reaction to red meat.
    — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There’s also the clear cancer risk of consuming so much red meat.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of red meat
Noun
  • The same French word became the name for savory meat jelly, though exactly why is uncertain—possibly because of its appearance or cold, glossy character.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Let the lobster meat macerate in the cooking liquid for 30 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of meat
Noun
  • Keeley is all optimism in the buildup to the team’s first game — merely a friendly against Hayes and Yeading, but important nonetheless — but subsequent events threaten to squelch those good feelings.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the Chicago Cross-Town Classic game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox played at the Cubs Wrigley Field August 17, PCA was the star of the Cubs 7-5 victory.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of game
Noun
  • At the packing plants, inspections continue, checking quality, the fruit’s flesh and possible pests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike most of the maggots, these ones develop in living flesh.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of flesh
Noun
  • Hispanic shoppers are almost three times as likely as the overall population to buy variety meats, according to market-research firm Nielsen.
    — Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • China is the third-largest market for American pigs and the biggest market for variety meats (pig feet, livers and hearts), which most Americans do not eat.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
Definition of variety meat

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“Poultry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poultry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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