casserole

noun

Definition of casserolenext
as in bowl

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Recent Examples of casserole Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a large heavy skillet or wide casserole over medium heat until hot, 3 to 4 minutes. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Traditional recipes bread and pan-fry eggplant rounds before layering into a casserole, but this is not truly necessary. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Or enjoy a fun take on burgers and fries by turning it into a casserole or cheesy dip. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026 Delish is running a bacon-egg-cheese biscuit casserole and a savory oatmeal built on bacon, mushrooms and cheddar. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for casserole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casserole
  1. bowl
  2. plate
  3. cup
  4. tray
  5. platter
  6. saucer
  7. server
  8. waiter
Noun
  • Take oyakodon, a saucy chicken and egg rice bowl, or mapo tofu, where spicy tofu sings with ground meat.
    — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This countertop-friendly frozen dessert machine features five delicious presets for ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowls and frozen yogurt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bowl
Noun
  • Adding to the effortlessness of my stay, silicone bibs, cups, spoons, and plates plus high chairs were provided immediately at every restaurant, and the diverse kids menu doesn’t consist of simply junk food and French fries.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • From a distance roughly equivalent to the size of the plates, two rough-textured, vaguely oblong stones lean toward them.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of plate
Noun
  • The sauce uses a cup of white wine, so there’s most of a bottle left to enjoy with dinner.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Using a coffee cup that Tanzer threw out, the investigators confirmed Tanzer’s DNA was found on Beatty’s dress.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Once indoors, provide impatiens with bright, indirect light and regular watering, and place them near a humidifier or on top of a pebble tray to meet their higher-than-average humidity needs.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
  • If assembling a cheese board isn’t happening this week, this tray does it for you.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of tray
Noun
  • Pile them onto a platter with toothpicks, or put out slider buns and let people build their own.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Brownie Trio Fall Platter This fall brownie platter is perfect for a fall party or tailgate.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of platter
Noun
  • Goddard said she was amused during last week’s performances to serve audiences a complimentary cup and saucer of Abigail’s tea blend and gauge flavor reactions.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The delicate teacups and saucers (like many of the hotel’s ceramics) are made by Noritake—a historic Japanese ceramics company which produced the nation’s first Western-style dinner set in 1914, just a few years after the prison opened.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of saucer
Noun
  • In March, a co-conspirator allegedly told a Malaysian official that the 27 servers had reached a Chinese buyer.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Expecting heavy traffic on the site, the archive has outsourced the database to external servers to avoid overloading its own.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of server
Noun
  • A lot of the appeal of going to theaters is that the performance remains a mystery right up until showtime, a benefit that stealthy filming could threaten, said Bradley, a waiter and theatre director.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • At the time they were cast in Heated Rivalry, Williams and Storrie were both working as waiters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of waiter

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“Casserole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casserole. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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