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Definition of dishnext
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as in bowl
a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food) we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together

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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy regularly watches the entertainment news program for all the Hollywood dish

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Recent Examples of dish
Noun
The ground-floor restaurant has been transformed into Café Ginori, while breakfast is served in the courtyard restaurant Mosaico with a full buffet and hot dishes made to order. Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 His culinary minimalism comes through in my favorite dish at Bar Del Monte, slender lamb skewers called arrosticini, which begin with the delivery of a whole lamb to Pastan’s Mount Pleasant restaurant. Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 4 June 2026
Verb
As the founder, face, and namesake of the Rob Has a Podcast network, Cesternino has built up a hub for reality-TV alumni and its cast of fans turned podcasters to dish on everything from Survivor and Big Brother to The Traitors and RuPaul’s Drag Race. Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 May 2026 Kicking off Deadline’s Reality TV Summit on Friday, Cohen sat down to discuss his various ventures, dished on potential new Housewives series and talked up his love of game shows. Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish
Noun
  • Two of the most popular non-College Football Playoff bowls will air on the same night and the Citrus and ReliaQuest bowls will kick off on separate dates for just the third time in nearly four decades, according to dates and kickoff times released by ESPN on Wednesday.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Ever wonder what would happen if waffles played on a line with a club sandwich and a bowl of lobster bisque?
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The maker of Hot Wheels, American Girl and Uno has recently confronted a challenging market for toys, beset by tariffs on goods produced overseas and weaker-than-expected demand for Barbie dolls and Fisher-Price preschool products.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Again, Lopez drew inspiration from the 2000s with a frosty lavender eyeshadow framed with dramatic black doll-like lashes.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
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  • Questions about the rumors eventually reached Pixar executives.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • However, rumors surrounding the incident quickly began swirling with some in Dorit's personal circle questioning the legitimacy of the reports.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Andy Cohen has spent much of his career gossiping about other people’s love lives.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • The Newport in my book, and also in my memory, is a place where people gossip.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • The Royals attempted to cut into the Twins’ lead, but right fielder Austin Martin’s two outfield assists led to KC outs at home plate.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • Once powered on, the telescope points itself by taking a quick image of the sky and matching star patterns against an internal database — a process called plate-solving.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • The artist Theaster Gates, who has paid tribute to Black life and Black beauty in the center’s Forum building with a frieze of archival images from Ebony and Jet magazines, is also a neighbor to the center with his cultural revitalization projects through the Rebuild Foundation.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • Hailey Bieber's beauty brand Rhode is set to host a pop-up kiosk in Newport this month.
    Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • And the May jobs report will be released today, with economists expecting nonfarm payrolls to show that just 80,000 jobs were added, marking a step down from the average of 150,000 over the prior two months.
    Katie Foley, CNBC, 5 June 2026
  • That year, Georgia was ranked as the worst-performing state in a Postal Service service performance report for the second quarter of 2024 that tracked transit time for mail delivery.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Paul DiPierro and Scott Ostrander, owners of adjacent restaurant Origami Asian Grill, encouraged Pruner to talk to the landlord when the space vacated.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • My mother opens the balcony door and starts hanging up underpants, talking to the guests with her back to them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

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“Dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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