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as in dolls
a physically attractive person
what a dish my blind date turned out to be!
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as in gossips
to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature
a DJ who dishes the celebrity gossip as part of the morning programming
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Recent Examples of dishes
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Run by a family team with a deep knowledge of Lombard cuisine, La Bettola offers all of Milan’s key dishes (osso bucco, cotoletta, etc).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Lots of dishes, plenty of choices, numerous desserts, well served.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And, of course, nobody’s likely to investigate you for betting over who does the dishes for a week.
—Bee Staff
february 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, family members who were known for making certain dishes sadly pass away.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
These are placed in P6 cell culture dishes and differentiated by an orbital shaker.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
To say goodbye to Shallot, Le Creuset is discounting pans, baking dishes, mugs, and more in this specific shade, with most items 20 percent off.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
The newest addition, Cafe Chelsea, gives a refreshing take on French-American cuisine with classic dishes like steak frites sharing menu space with innovative bites like the TikTok viral sheet of mini ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
Scotty dishes 80% of the debt in short duration!
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ahead, Schroeder dishes how to do just that, and reveals the best pizza toppings to pair with street cart onion sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Someone washing dirty dishes didn’t wash hands before handling a container of cooked wings.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Run by a family team with a deep knowledge of Lombard cuisine, La Bettola offers all of Milan’s key dishes (osso bucco, cotoletta, etc).
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
Lots of dishes, plenty of choices, numerous desserts, well served.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
And, of course, nobody’s likely to investigate you for betting over who does the dishes for a week.
—Bee Staff
february 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, family members who were known for making certain dishes sadly pass away.
—Timia Cobb
breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
These are placed in P6 cell culture dishes and differentiated by an orbital shaker.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
To say goodbye to Shallot, Le Creuset is discounting pans, baking dishes, mugs, and more in this specific shade, with most items 20 percent off.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026
The newest addition, Cafe Chelsea, gives a refreshing take on French-American cuisine with classic dishes like steak frites sharing menu space with innovative bites like the TikTok viral sheet of mini ravioli.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
Coming on the other end of this experience with a lifelong sisterhood, budding romance, and title as the certified Bama Barbie, Carthen also dishes on all of the beauty tips and tricks that enhanced her days in the villa.
—Essence, 26 Aug. 2025
Scotty dishes 80% of the debt in short duration!
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Ahead, Schroeder dishes how to do just that, and reveals the best pizza toppings to pair with street cart onion sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishes
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McConkey’s and Jupiter, two of the resort's most popular high-alpine bowls, are fully open.—
Alex Schechter,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Throwing one of her big bowls or mugs, for example, takes anywhere between five and six minutes on the wheel.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
February 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The reveal by Hot Toys follows the announcements from Mattel and Hasbro on Tuesday about the bevy of dolls, toys, games, role-play items and more on the way from the toy industry giants.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Take a walk back in time surrounded by thousands of years of history, feast your way through the city with plates like cacio e pepe and gelato, and take in the views from atop the Spanish Steps or the terrace of the Capitoline Hill.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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So when vibration plates started popping up on my Instagram feed, my curiosity immediately perked up.—
Ciara Lucas,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
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Allow yourself to experience these beauties while still keeping your feet on the ground of reality.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Allow yourself to experience these beauties while still keeping your feet on the ground of 3-D reality.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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And no one talks much about that.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Kennedy, who is in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and heroin, talks frequently about his own struggles with substance use.—
Lev Facher,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Decline, and the money flows to other states, taking tens of millions in tutoring and academic support with it.—
Shlomo Soroka,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Welcome to a major transition week, R29 babes.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
21 Dec. 2025
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Koumba uses them like a concierge service, commandeering Air Force One to jet-set around the world, waited on all the while by a retinue of babes in leopard print.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Dishes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishes. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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