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Recent Examples of enchilada
Those willing to spend a little more should consider the asada ala tampiqueña ($28), a generous portion of skirt steak served with guacamole, pico de gallo, rice and an enchilada.
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Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Breakfast is decidedly more hearty, with saucy Mexican specialities like Swiss enchiladas and huevos rancheros.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 22 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
Lunch enchilada, taco or combo platters are about $14 weekdays.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Breakfast is decidedly more hearty, with saucy Mexican specialities like Swiss enchiladas and huevos rancheros.
—David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 22 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
Lunch enchilada, taco or combo platters are about $14 weekdays.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Dec. 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
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In place of the usual ground meat, a plethora of beans steps in to provide bulk, making the soup seem just as hearty as the original.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Amid rising grocery costs, American shoppers are searching for inventive ways to save, like buying meat in bulk and taking on the butchery at home.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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But while these rocks have acted as a silent witness to generations of climbers who have chalked their fingers and attempted to move valiantly upward, the sport on the whole is at a unique inflection point, with women increasingly stepping in and showing their prowess on new routes.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2026
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Even then, constitutional protections of religious free exercise remain important to society’s civil liberties on the whole, even the project of science.—
Cory Anderson,
STAT,
6 Mar. 2026
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Israel over the past week has called on residents in dozens of villages across southern Lebanon and the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate as fighting intensifies.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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If the refunds came, those investors would see the entirety of the returns.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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In experiments, heaters made from these fibers delivered significantly higher heating power per unit mass than traditional metal-alloy elements when exposed to flowing gases.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Custom goods cost what mass goods cost today.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Enchilada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchilada. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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