as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables
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Recent Examples of flesh
At a tannery, the raw animal hide goes through a series of chemical and mechanical treatments to remove hair, fat and flesh before a tanning agent is added to the hide to prevent it from decaying.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Reeves has the perfect little twinkle in his eye as this well-meaning angel, but the actor is especially endearing once Gabriel has to get used to being a flesh-and-blood person.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
And, yes, the flesh-and-bone Panthers get to run through a properly inflated tunnel, accompanied by blasts of smoke and the marching band playing the fight song.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to providing nutrient-dense flesh, pumpkins are packed with pumpkin seeds, which can be harvested straight from pumpkins or purchased ready to eat from the store.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Reeves has the perfect little twinkle in his eye as this well-meaning angel, but the actor is especially endearing once Gabriel has to get used to being a flesh-and-blood person.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
And, yes, the flesh-and-bone Panthers get to run through a properly inflated tunnel, accompanied by blasts of smoke and the marching band playing the fight song.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to providing nutrient-dense flesh, pumpkins are packed with pumpkin seeds, which can be harvested straight from pumpkins or purchased ready to eat from the store.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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Instead of a hearty stew of beans, meat, and spices like cumin and chili powder, Skyline or Cincinnati chili is a thinner, slightly sweet meat sauce with strong notes of cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are a number of reasons why red meat might be a problem, including the high heme iron content, plus the need to cook meat at high temperatures, which can produce carcinogenic compounds.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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