barbecues

variants also barbeques
plural of barbecue

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Noun
  • Other roasts include aged sirloin of beef, British half roast chicken and a walnut roast, all with full trimmings.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Both Jeremy and Evi joined the couple for their engagement festivities and congratulated them in separate Instagram Stories.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, the festivities were contained within the convention center but, over the weekend, the festival will add an outdoor portion with food trucks and live music on I Street between 13th and 15th streets.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Barbecues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecues. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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