casserole

noun

Definition of casserolenext
as in bowl

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Recent Examples of casserole In 1955, Campbell’s Test Kitchen supervisor, Dorcas Reilly, created the original green bean casserole. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Oct. 2026 Get our favorite budget-friendly casserole dish in this 8- by 8-inch size for smaller portions. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2026 No one is going to send you a casserole because your friend died. — Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026 Cheesy Bratwurst Casserole This six-ingredient casserole recipe from an Appleton, Wisconsin, reader features bratwurst, cheddar cheese, and potatoes. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 21 Oct. 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
  • Five-win teams can qualify for a bowl if the NCAA needs to fill all the slots for the 35 traditional bowl contests.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Across the hotel’s restaurants, fresh seafood abound; enjoy poolside bites like ceviche and tuna poke bowls at Nuba.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bowl
Noun
  • With the Cubs still fighting for a playoff spot, he was used largely as a pinch runner and failed to record a hit in 19 plate appearances.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Accessible parking at the Lincoln Avenue Garage will be first-come, first-served with a valid accessibility plate or placard.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of plate
Noun
  • Celmins welcomed us in and introduced us to her cat, Raymond, who immediately pounced on my cup of takeout coffee.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Joe wants to poison Victor’s cup, but Katie thinks Victor would try to trade.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cup
Noun
  • San Martin was also tasked with grabbing the cash tray, which contained $17,000.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Making a tray of Thanksgiving appetizers should not feel like cooking a second dinner.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tray
Noun
  • Helen’s going to offer up a high-potential source on a silver platter!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But when Bankhead was still in the race after the withdrawal deadline, Montana’s Senate seat was handed to Republicans on a silver platter.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of platter
Noun
  • The event also includes homemade cookies, beverages and a commemorative teacup and saucer or a mug with a collectable china pattern.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Be sure containers have good drainage holes and do not allow water to stand in the container saucer.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of saucer
Noun
  • Server failures caused disruption Microsoft traced the disruption to an infrastructure problem that left several servers unexpectedly unavailable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Each chef’s arrival was announced by a burst of music and a live video feed from the Test Kitchen, where a fleet of servers collected the finished plates before delivering them to the judges.
    — Sari Kamin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of server
Noun
  • The waiter’s recommendation of the Baked Alaska, flambéed theatrically tableside, was also a winner.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • John Gore Studios has boarded Peter Hoar’s A Waiter in Paris, starring Leo Woodall (Tony) as a young British man attempting to make it as a Parisian waiter, as filming in the French capital.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of waiter

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“Casserole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casserole. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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