cookout

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Recent Examples of cookout Millions of Hoosiers will mark the Fourth of July this year with cookouts, fireworks and parades in honor of America's Independence. John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 July 2025 Summer seems to have just started, and the busiest holiday for cookouts and backyard barbecues is already here. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 The activation will allow attendees to step into the Hill family’s backyard for a big ole cookout, complete with BBQ bites served up throughout the day, classic lawn games, themed photo ops and a cold can of Alamo (water) to beat the heat. Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 July 2025 The actress hosted a cookout with Bounty on June 25 in Los Angeles, and there, and shared her barbecue essentials and favorite scene from the spoof with PEOPLE. Hall, 54, has positive memories of working with Keenan Ivory Wayans for the first time on the set of the 2000 classic. Angelina Liu, People.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cookout
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Noun
  • The barbecue Sakai describes, called jingisukan in Japan, features lamb or mutton marinated in a variety of aromatics and spices, mainly ginger and cumin.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
  • The restaurants featured on the trail primarily serve barbecue.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Turn the beloved French Dip – roast beef, caramelized onions, creamy provolone cheese – into sliders for a great make-and-take lunch idea.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • Based in the former California Pizza Kitchen location, Lana is using the pizza oven to fire roast dishes like jumbo Baja prawns and organic half-chicken.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Customers can play a new installment of the digital game Code Moo and unlock free food rewards like free medium waffle fries, a chocolate chunk cookie, or a five-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • The Sac Bee’s interns ordered the Thai street fries ($12), which feature a bed of fries moderately drizzled in a spicy Thai peanut sauce and topped with pickled Fresno chili peppers, cilantro and peanuts.
    Kat Tran Updated July 12, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • According to Rambling’s East Coast sources, the usually bustling Long Island clambake enclave — where everyone from Steven Spielberg to Paul McCartney to Brooke Shields owns sprawling properties — is suffering from its sleepiest season in recent memory.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
  • The coast of Maine is my idea of what summertime is all about, from clambakes on the rocky shore to falling asleep to the sound of seagulls.
    Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookout. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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