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
That was pretty fabulous, seeing it in the flesh.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Dull skin, excess seeds, or watery flesh are signs of over-maturity.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
In the flesh, Jokic wasn’t greeted with the same contempt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Sora Bright red and uniformly round, this radish has succulent white flesh and is easy to grow—especially in hot, dry climates.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
Dull skin, excess seeds, or watery flesh are signs of over-maturity.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Mar. 2026
In the flesh, Jokic wasn’t greeted with the same contempt.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Sora Bright red and uniformly round, this radish has succulent white flesh and is easy to grow—especially in hot, dry climates.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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The meat on the bone exists with our takeaways.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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My father founded private hospitals south of Johannesburg, and my mother lectured anatomy, presiding over dissections and preparing meat dishes at home with the same attentive care — removing sinew and fat with a dedicated set of kitchen scalpels.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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