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Recent Examples of corn
On some dessert menus, corn gets recontextualized to play on memory.
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Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a kids’ club, with activities that kids actually want to do, a family-friendly pool (in addition to a more chill pool), and outdoor games area with things like corn hole, ping-pong, foosball, and bocce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Other influencers picked up on the news, posting their disappointment that Vital Farms, which markets itself as pasture-raised, was also feeding its chickens a soy and corn mixture.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Root vegetables, like radishes and beets, and row crops, like beans and corn, simply don’t transplant well.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
There’s a kids’ club, with activities that kids actually want to do, a family-friendly pool (in addition to a more chill pool), and outdoor games area with things like corn hole, ping-pong, foosball, and bocce.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Other influencers picked up on the news, posting their disappointment that Vital Farms, which markets itself as pasture-raised, was also feeding its chickens a soy and corn mixture.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Root vegetables, like radishes and beets, and row crops, like beans and corn, simply don’t transplant well.
—Kerry Michaels, The Spruce, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corn
sludge
Noun
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In 2013 Coogan cofounded the buzzy nutrient-sludge-for-workaholics company Soylent.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of the crude deposits are in the form of a heavy sludge, which is difficult to extract and refine.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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