collop

Definition of collopnext

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Noun
  • Not surprisingly, the 1,500-square-foot space has had a steady stream of traffic since the announcement was made, as customers flock to take home their favorite French pastries and sip a café noisette.
    Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Options for the three-course menu included raw salmon, rice noodles, pumpkin soup and lamb noisette.
    Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The piece is also topped by a jeweled medallion, adding to the sense of theatricality that often defines the studio’s late 19th-century commissions.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Unlike many awards bodies, the DGA’s signature medallion recognizes the full directorial team, honoring not only the director but also assistant directors, unit production managers and key crew members.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Dual Edition, a mouthful of a chip that includes 64MB of 3D V-Cache on both processor dies, without the hybrid arrangement that has defined the other chips up until now.
    Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That’s habit disguised as taste.
    Maryam Ahmed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Neighboring garlic can affect the taste of the herbs and hinder their growth.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Most pests make little nibbles on plants, but groundhogs take big bites out of tomatoes, cabbage heads, and other crops.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Even when food is scarce, if a deer nibbles on a citrus plant, the bitter flavor usually prompts them to move on without fully consuming it.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bears search far and wide for food sources — and won’t be stopped by doors, fences, trash cans or other barriers between them and tasty morsels, The Idaho Statesman previously reported.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Saint Pyrenees—which Tabitha and Henry agreed now was number one, the best dog—had inched his gigantic head imperceptibly closer and closer until he’d snuck a morsel of ham from her plate.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two Boys Fighting Over a Bladder (circa 1767–1770) suggests that the latter view has bite.
    Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The wing’s bark pairs with plenty of bite.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Here are my 25 notes, thoughts and nuggets after the spring game this past Saturday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The item features chicken nuggets breaded with tortilla chip crumbs and dusted with seasoning made with its own Diablo Sauce, the news release said.
    Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Collop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collop. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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