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Recent Examples of cookout
Much of my entertaining is less formal: backyard cookouts and such, with all comers welcome.
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The property has a Western-style restaurant, but guests can also book a cookout reached by horse or covered wagon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
As the site of parades, weekend cookouts and evening dominoes games, the Freeman house has continued to be a centerpiece of family life.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
A number of new families joined, the club began hosting Sunday cookouts, and Daniel Haimovic, SC Hospitality’s chairman, started spending a lot of the summer there with his family, including his two elementary-school-age kids, who played tennis, padel, pickleball, and basketball at the club.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2025
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
The property has a Western-style restaurant, but guests can also book a cookout reached by horse or covered wagon.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
As the site of parades, weekend cookouts and evening dominoes games, the Freeman house has continued to be a centerpiece of family life.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025
A number of new families joined, the club began hosting Sunday cookouts, and Daniel Haimovic, SC Hospitality’s chairman, started spending a lot of the summer there with his family, including his two elementary-school-age kids, who played tennis, padel, pickleball, and basketball at the club.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookout
Noun
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His passions outside of covering baseball are his wife, Gina, his two step kids, two crazy dogs & barbecue.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Imagine swapping stories over a DIY barbecue at Stanley’s Turtle Cove or Shek O Beach, the perfect end to a day of surfing or sunbathing.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Or order the mofawar, medium-roast coffee with cardamom and cream.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Subway Roast Beef Wrap The roast beef wrap at Subway is a solid high-protein option with 38 g of protein.—
Sarah Anzlovar,
Verywell Health,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to Hull, short-order cooks are among the hardest to retain in fast food, given how messy and potentially dangerous fry stations can be.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Place each tortilla in oil and fry for a few seconds, just long enough to soften.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The event features cycling, running and walking races from Boston to the Cape along with clambakes and a concert.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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So rejoice, and fire up an éclade at your next cookout, campfire, or clambake.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookout. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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