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Recent Examples of barbecue
The menu at Ford's Garage includes burgers, salads, sandwiches and comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, meatloaf and barbecue.
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Lucia Cheng, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The development includes on-site support services, a 1,000 square foot community room, a laundry room, a 5,000 square foot courtyard for outdoor activities and barbecue grilling and a dog run for residents with pets.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ninny regales Evelyn with tales of Idgi, her sister-in-law and friend who used to run the Whistle Stop Cafe, a restaurant on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, that served good coffee, better barbecue, and great gossip.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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Lucia Cheng, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
The development includes on-site support services, a 1,000 square foot community room, a laundry room, a 5,000 square foot courtyard for outdoor activities and barbecue grilling and a dog run for residents with pets.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
Ninny regales Evelyn with tales of Idgi, her sister-in-law and friend who used to run the Whistle Stop Cafe, a restaurant on the outskirts of Birmingham, Alabama, that served good coffee, better barbecue, and great gossip.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
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The result is a range of light- and medium-roast concentrates that are as complex as Cabernet.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some people like a darker more flavorful roast, and others are looking for more speciality brews.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This recipe is classic for a family cookout.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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My idea of a good time is a family cookout.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Air-fry, stirring twice, until croutons are golden, about 5 minutes.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
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Again, that is perhaps part of the design — Stanton has bigger conceptual fish to fry — but compare how this film treats a moment of devastation with something like The Tree of Life, another great auteur project about our place in the cosmos.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So rejoice, and fire up an éclade at your next cookout, campfire, or clambake.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside,
30 Aug. 2025
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According to Rambling’s East Coast sources, the usually bustling Long Island clambake enclave — where everyone from Steven Spielberg to Paul McCartney to Brooke Shields owns sprawling properties — is suffering from its sleepiest season in recent memory.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Gershon fondly remembered when Drysdale held a luau at the bar and encouraged her to ride a mechanical bull.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Don't come to the Feast at Lele expecting plastic leis, screaming children, and a sad buffet line; rather, this is a quintessential Maui luau without the cheesiness.—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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