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Recent Examples of barbecue
There will also be a barbecue, drawings and live entertainment.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Impress a dad with that factoid at your next barbecue.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
It was recently recognized as one of the South's top 50 barbecue spots for its whole hog 'cue.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Terry Black’s barbecue is legit.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Impress a dad with that factoid at your next barbecue.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
It was recently recognized as one of the South's top 50 barbecue spots for its whole hog 'cue.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Terry Black’s barbecue is legit.
—Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
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There are 15 ways to cook, including air fry, no preheat, steam bake, steam roast and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sunlight pours through the big windows at Night Swim, where guests line up at the counter for a fresh roast or specialty drink and browse shelves stocked with coffee bags and merch.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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Toppings come served on the side, and there’s nary a French fry in sight.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Raising Cane’s is looking to hire more than 150 employees, according to the press release, for jobs such as cashier, fry cook and customer service representative.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Oct. 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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Enjoy a buffet dinner from The Yellow Chili, wine, beer, music from Mehfil, a band celebrating Punjabi music through an American lens, and valet parking.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Find it at a casual affair or on the elegant Thanksgiving buffet.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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