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Recent Examples of barbecue
Besides barbecue, what are some of your everyday spots in the KC area?
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Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Tangy, spicy and sweet, Memphis pork barbecue is served in more than 100 barbecue joints.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Tex-Mex and barbecue are musts, and the options are plentiful.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The two first met at a barbecue and once attended a Meisner acting course together back home.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
Tangy, spicy and sweet, Memphis pork barbecue is served in more than 100 barbecue joints.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Tex-Mex and barbecue are musts, and the options are plentiful.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The two first met at a barbecue and once attended a Meisner acting course together back home.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
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Maybe a whole roast chicken appeared, or its meat was folded into a gooey casserole with a few peas and carrot chunks.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 May 2026
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Some controversial jokes by lesser, edgy comedians fell flat but Jeff Ross, the master of roasts, held the tempo together and kept the roast moving forward.—
Malina Saval,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Is this a cookout with a bunch of friends from college?—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Activities include hiking, boat rentals, horseback riding, safari jeep tours, and a chuckwagon cookout.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The culinary team on Air Force One served beef stir fry and fortune cookies to the delegation.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Larger pieces can easily be made into pickles, while smaller cubes can be sauteed into stir fry or used in stew, and smaller slices can be put in slaw-style salad.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The episode on Massachusetts encompasses clambakes and heroin.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The event features cycling, running and walking races from Boston to the Cape along with clambakes and a concert.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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From crashing a friend's luau to searching for the sweetest spot to take a nap, avoiding work quickly spirals into thwarting surreal disasters…in the most hilarious and entertaining of ways.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Grand Hyatt luau features the traditional dances of Polynesia from the islands of Tahiti, Samoa, New Zealand and Hawaii.—
Ben Davidson,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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