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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
that evening's chow was pretty basic because we were in a hurry
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there's always at least some chow in the house
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Recent Examples of chow
Serve with cornbread and chow-chow for the full experience.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
To the dedicated chow chaser, the only thing better than a great restaurant is a great restaurant nobody else knows about.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
But the mainstay also offers a robust menu of Chinese eats including dim sum, congee, rice rolls, chow fun, and more—with most entrées under $10.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Chow Public Market & Eatery already faces a conspicuous lack of chow.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
To the dedicated chow chaser, the only thing better than a great restaurant is a great restaurant nobody else knows about.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
But the mainstay also offers a robust menu of Chinese eats including dim sum, congee, rice rolls, chow fun, and more—with most entrées under $10.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
Chow Public Market & Eatery already faces a conspicuous lack of chow.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chow
Noun
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But my favorite meal of all was room-service breakfast, served on our patio, with perfect ocean views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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The attorney said earlier this week that her clients also had been given meals containing worms, which prompted some detainees to go on a hunger strike.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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An edible garden by landscape designer Lily Kwong offers overseas travelers an introduction to local plants, like the butterfly pea flower, which is commonly used in Peranakan cuisine, and fragrant pandan, which is harvested for use in some of the hotel’s food and drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The complaint alleges the defendants failed to manufacture, supply and serve food safe for human consumption and violated federal food safety laws and USDA performance standards governing ground beef.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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There was an eight-pillow menu to choose from, which was a thoughtful touch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Breakfast and lunch are buffet spreads, while dinner brings an à la carte menu that changes daily to reflect regional specialties.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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But those agreements include provisions that allow prices to be adjusted if the market shifts, limiting the department's ability to fully insulate itself from sustained increases.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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That rule bars provisions in bills that are deemed to be extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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There have been bread crumbs and clues about several suitors, but very little information that’s credible and definitive.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Use very thin white bread and cut off the crusts to keep your tea sandwiches authentic.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Spanish executive chef Ramiro Lafuente Martinez presides over the refined meat-fest menu by Jean-Georges Vongerichten—the freshest of oysters, caviar and beef tartares, sharing steaks, chicken liver parfaits and Brixham Dover sole.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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That consolidation is the backdrop to nearly every other heritage sourcing story — the reason chefs, breeders, shoppers and policy advocates are paying closer attention to where the next generation of grains and meats will actually come from.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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“Chow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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