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a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a breaded veal cutlet

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Recent Examples of cutlet Sandwiches at Ideal’s come in all forms—egg and cheese, Philly roast pork, and chicken cutlet, to name a few. Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 27 July 2025 For the salad: Thinly slice the chicken breasts lengthwise to make thin chicken cutlets. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 This diner staple swaps tenderized cube steak for a katsu-style breaded chicken cutlet seasoned with five-spice. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 July 2025 Her favorite is the Buto Hot Sandwich with chicken cutlets, pink sauce, pesto and fresh mozzarella. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutlet
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Noun
  • Dozens of sweet cakes, cookies and other treats were center stage at the E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts in midtown Saturday morning.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The warm fudge icing is poured on the just-out-of-the-oven cake.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Form into 12-13 patties (2 1/4 oz / 60 g each), about 2 1/2 inches / 6 cm wide and 1 1/4 inches / 3 cm thick.
    Sami Tamimi August 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In one of The Upper Cut KC’s recent videos, Mariah Kinkade peeks her head from behind a gravity-defying heap of buns and patties.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • For dinner, snag an appetizer of manchego and serrano ham croquettes with piquillo pepper emulsion and truffle.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
  • The second dish was beef croquette cooked with truffles and aioli, and was stunning with the three red wines.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlet. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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