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as in money
slang
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I'll buy that tomorrow, when I get some bread
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
supplied his charges with bread and a place to stay
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Recent Examples of bread
The team offers several classes per week, with a mix of hands-on and demonstration instruction across topics like steak, bread making, and cake baking and decorating.
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Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Made with Cheddar, white bread, and a few pantry staples, these tender, savory squares magically taste like way more than the sum of their parts.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Serve with French bread cubes for dipping.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That man should probably eat a slice of bread.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Made with Cheddar, white bread, and a few pantry staples, these tender, savory squares magically taste like way more than the sum of their parts.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Serve with French bread cubes for dipping.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 7 Apr. 2026
That man should probably eat a slice of bread.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bread
Noun
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Participants don’t get their scholarship money until passing their first semester back with C’s or better.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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One of the alleged victims, 95-year-old Angela Liriano, said she was left without money for food after her benefits disappeared.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Right now, the plan is to cut all funding to the program, which could affect the availability of healthy food in some areas of San Francisco.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dave Walton, a corn, soybean, and hay farmer in Iowa and vice president of the American Soybean Association, said in March that some of his neighbors didn’t have cash on hand last fall to buy fertilizer and were struggling to budget for fertilizer due to high prices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Building the Xcel Center and investing in a professional hockey team brought in some cash to one corner of the city but did nothing to restore the lost social and human capitals.—
Stephen B. Young,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The original Model Nonprofit Corporation Act was drafted in 1952 by the ABA as a model act that states could implement to provide uniform governance provisions for nonprofit corporations in contrast to the conflicting statutes that existed at the time.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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During the first round of negotiations on USMCA, DeLauro fought for those provisions.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During a search of Muñoz's desk, investigators found rare antique coins with a receipt in the name of another dead man that Muñoz investigated in 2022, according to prosecutors.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Maybe it would be obsessed with 18th-century coin production.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Minneapolis, meat raffles are held each Friday night in the 1029 Bar, a spot often patronized by police officers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Each chef on each team will make a dish featuring one cut of meat (shoulder, loin, belly, ham, and chopped), and their dishes will be presented head-to-head to the judges and to dozens of pitmasters.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the menu are also vegan cookies, brownies and an immense mashup of dough called a Cinnacake that feeds several people ($65-$96).—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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This brioche is made in France and incorporates a generous amount of chocolate, with cocoa powder in the dough and chocolate chips throughout.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The drop in Hermes shares was even steeper, last seen down 12% as currency fluctuations weighed on the firm's sales figures.—
Joseph Wilkins,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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In finance, the gold standard fixes a currency’s value against a specific quantity of a specific object.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bread. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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