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Recent Examples of enchilada
Eat the cold spaghetti or leftover enchiladas, babe.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
They're built from intensely flavorful ingredients like lemongrass, kimchi, and gochujang—think coconut curry chickpeas and enchilada-style black beans.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Owner Mary Patino Perez’s oft-moving Tex-Mex restaurant known for artisan enchilada sauces is not quite complete.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
Curry spent $16 on potatoes, ground turkey, an onion, a bell pepper, cheese, enchilada sauce and a can of black beans and turned them into three dishes for the week.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
They're built from intensely flavorful ingredients like lemongrass, kimchi, and gochujang—think coconut curry chickpeas and enchilada-style black beans.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
Owner Mary Patino Perez’s oft-moving Tex-Mex restaurant known for artisan enchilada sauces is not quite complete.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
Curry spent $16 on potatoes, ground turkey, an onion, a bell pepper, cheese, enchilada sauce and a can of black beans and turned them into three dishes for the week.
—NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchilada
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The event, which was launched in New York by a group of 300 bagel enthusiasts in 2019, is expected to attract up to 1,000 attendees and bring together top bagel makers, plus live demos, panel discussions, competitions and of course bagel and schmear sampling.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The point is to rip the bagels, reveal their hot, fluffy interior, and dip them into the schmear.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The sweater-style top adds warmth without bulk, while the matching bottoms keep the look cohesive and easy.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Use vegetables not for bulk but as bold flavor flourishes—grated, blitzed, or shaved—to finish off a dish.—
Chadwick Boyd,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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In ancient China, the eclipse was interpreted as a cosmic dragon or dog attempting to swallow the moon whole.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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And on the whole, Goffman approved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The awards are voted on by the entirety of both guilds.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Economists and investors have long been worried for years that AI adoption could result in mass layoffs.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, Anthropic refuses to allow its models to be used for the mass surveillance of Americans.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Enchilada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchilada. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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