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Recent Examples of barbecue
The family's day concluded with enjoying Korean barbecue together, posing in the restaurant with Holker hugging her son while her two daughters embraced each other.
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Cho’s menu includes Korean barbecue, sushi, bibimbap and katsu curry.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
To keep making the most of your grill, try Nosrat’s Joojeh Kebab, where chicken thighs are marinated in yogurt, saffron, and a hit of citrus before being splayed on the barbecue.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
By the time Melanie Fiona hit the stage at Tower Grove Park, the air was thick with incense, barbecue smoke, and the sound of Black folks exhaling.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Cho’s menu includes Korean barbecue, sushi, bibimbap and katsu curry.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
To keep making the most of your grill, try Nosrat’s Joojeh Kebab, where chicken thighs are marinated in yogurt, saffron, and a hit of citrus before being splayed on the barbecue.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
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Oven-roast your sweet potatoes to serve with a pat of butter, blend them into soups and pies, and add them to breads and cakes.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Please give us your best Mel roast.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet most Muslim Americans’ first taste of any halal barbecue was probably like mine—at a local mosque cookout in their youth.—
Farhan Mustafa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Plastic containers that are left outside in the hot sun for a long period of time after a cookout, for instance, may release microplastics and chemicals into the food, Hine said.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the physical game pieces will appear on some food items, such as a large fry box, which then can be peeled and scanned into the app to redeem.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Add sage leaves and fry until crisp, about 30 seconds.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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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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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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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