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Recent Examples of enchilada
They're built from intensely flavorful ingredients like lemongrass, kimchi, and gochujang—think coconut curry chickpeas and enchilada-style black beans.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
My favorites include the steak, potato, and green bean plate; salmon with mango salsa; and the chicken enchiladas.
—Self Staff, SELF, 9 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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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
My favorites include the steak, potato, and green bean plate; salmon with mango salsa; and the chicken enchiladas.
—Self Staff, SELF, 9 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
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His bulk, shrouded in a floor-length poncho, appeared almost weightless, ectoplasmic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Messages like this go out in bulk.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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For the whole of my early childhood, the bad guys were Russians.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Once upon a time, Le Labo’s Santal 33 defined the whole of New York City for the better part of a decade.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Silverblatt stayed at the company for the entirety of his career.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Everybody who’s seen what’s gone on is in a very dark place, and that is the entirety of the country.—
Emily Chan,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bélanger notes that most midlife women benefit from aiming for about 25 to 35 grams of protein per meal, and choosing meals in that range consistently helps support lean mass and metabolic health.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
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Our current decentralized system — run by local officials and neighbors — is our greatest safeguard against mass hacking or systemic fraud.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Enchilada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchilada. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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