as in dinner
the first meal of the day
a big/good/hearty breakfast
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The breakfast will bring together those featured in Variety’s Business Managers Elite issue, celebrating the achievements of top entertainment business managers over the past year.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
In one moment on the morning of the 2023 Wimbledon final, Nick Kyrgios’ dad makes his son breakfast.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sky News‘ new breakfast show, hosted by Sophy Ridge and Wilfred Frost, debuts Monday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The breakfast will bring together those featured in Variety’s Business Managers Elite issue, celebrating the achievements of top entertainment business managers over the past year.
—William Earl, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
For some, pumpkin spice signals the unofficial start of fall—showing up in everything from lattes and breakfast pastries to cookies, truffles, muffins, quick breads, and more.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
In one moment on the morning of the 2023 Wimbledon final, Nick Kyrgios’ dad makes his son breakfast.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfast
Noun
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For dinner, the creative tasting menu at Mexican restaurant Autor offers the chefs an opportunity to showcase their heritage, while Kengai’s Asian menu is inspired by the Japanese Izakaya tradition of sharing dishes.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Queen Letizia’s wardrobe selections for the state gala dinner on Tuesday night was a near-exact replica of the Spanish royal’s attire for the state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in April 2024, during the Spanish royals‘ state visit to the country.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.—
Chloe Russell Kent,
Air Mail,
9 Aug. 2025
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The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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The service was crisp, the portions were highly generous (don’t miss the breakfast buffet).—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Anglers would cast three flies below a strike indicator, offering hungry trout a veritable buffet of options drifting downstream.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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Pair it with local steamer clams or Dungeness crab mac and cheese, or snack on Tillamook cheese curds while watching surfers in the water.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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But snack hot spots such as CVS or liquor stores may have entire racks devoted to the category.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When, and who is bringing supper and who's staying overnight.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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In an April 2023 interview with D Magazine, Clayton described Ellen's childhood home as the gathering place for all of their friends and said her parents, Leslie and Jim Melson, would always invite people to stay for supper.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Landry, who charged LSU’s board of supervisors with leading the search for a new football coach, expressed dissatisfaction with the massive contract that Woodward had given Kelly, which included a buyout for as much as $53 million.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Institutional investors like pension funds began accumulating significant amounts of shares in the 1990s and started voting to separate CEOs from board chairs.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Enjoy your morning coffee or tea on the private back porch, or settle into the living room with a good book.—
Gabriela Ulloa,
Architectural Digest,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dressy Attire London has its fair share of traditions, including afternoon tea and nights of theater.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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The full-sugar Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla has 150 calories and 42 grams of sugar per 12-ounce serving, while the Zero Sugar variant has 0 calories and 0 grams of sugar per 12-ounce serving, Coke said.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Avoid café-style lattes and chai concentrates, which can often contain 30 grams of sugar or more in a single serving.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakfast. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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