as in men
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of eggs
Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Apr. 2026
They’re made with flour, sugar, butter and eggs, whisked together with flavorings such as anise, lemon, vanilla and cocoa, then baked in a special device.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Foamed cakes, on the other hand, start with the eggs.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
While the cost of other food staples, like eggs, has sunk in the last year, ground beef prices remain searingly high.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Scramble your eggs right in with the vegetables, and breakfast is done.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Groceries such as eggs and milk can be associated with lifestyle choices or socioeconomic striation, but gas is just gas.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Breakfast is included, a generous European-style buffet with eggs, cured meats, fresh fruit, house granola, muffins, and flaky pastries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
On a sunny Monday morning, the president spoke to the children about eggs and war.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Foods like eggs, oatmeal, legumes, and yogurt promote satiety through protein, fiber, fat, and appetite-regulating effects.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Apr. 2026
They’re made with flour, sugar, butter and eggs, whisked together with flavorings such as anise, lemon, vanilla and cocoa, then baked in a special device.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Foamed cakes, on the other hand, start with the eggs.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
While the cost of other food staples, like eggs, has sunk in the last year, ground beef prices remain searingly high.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Scramble your eggs right in with the vegetables, and breakfast is done.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
Groceries such as eggs and milk can be associated with lifestyle choices or socioeconomic striation, but gas is just gas.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
Breakfast is included, a generous European-style buffet with eggs, cured meats, fresh fruit, house granola, muffins, and flaky pastries.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
On a sunny Monday morning, the president spoke to the children about eggs and war.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs
Noun
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The two men spoke with disdain for Europe, and Szijjártó agreed to help in removing an Uzbek-Russian oligarch’s sister from a European sanctions list.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Within the Black community, men are more likely to be married than women, and Black women are more likely than Black men to be divorced, separated or widowed.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The hormone insulin is a peptide that moves sugar from the bloodstream into cells; GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, spurs the pancreas to release insulin and slows the passage of food through the gut.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This, of course, only causes more heel-digging — nothing spurs divisiveness like a lack of clarity.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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You guys know [head coach Jerry Kill], [offensive coordinator Tim Beck] is here.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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And so, that was really fun to go through that experience with those guys.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And once on the other side of those things, Christy Martin began living a different kind of double life.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The implication is that she got distracted and failed to notice the most important things.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mahajan presses firmly into the inner lives and cerebral crevices of terror victims, witnesses and perpetrators.—
Sibani Ram,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chief Justice Nels Peterson presses a Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Those lives were sacrificed on the altar of national honor.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Instead of asking students to define terms or summarize a concept when Wikipedia is sitting right there, the advice was to give them higher-level tasks—to evaluate different solutions to a problem or reflect on how that concept has come up in their own lives.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Kate says when Laurie prods her to speak her mind.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two do some earnest bonding over being child actors and their mutual love of John Cassavettes and A Woman Under the Influence, but some of the most delightful bits between them occur when Lawrence prods him into laughter.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggs. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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