flesh

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 Even at the larval stage of his career, Cronenberg knew how to make our flesh crawl and to scandalize the scolds. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025 When buying fresh turmeric, choose firm, spot-free roots with bright yellow or orange flesh. Regina C. Windsor, Mph, Rdn, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2025 Then God spoke to him, and the bones reconfigured into skeletons, the skeletons filled out with flesh, and the wind began to blow toward them from all directions. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 Finding a path and building some ‘flesh and bone’ on that, making a human being. John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flesh
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meat
Noun
  • Freeze poultry and ground meat that won’t be used within 2 days; freeze other meat within 4 to 5 days.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • Browning the onions before cooking the patties guarantees flavorful meat.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 24 May 2025

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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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