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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as in to develop
to express more fully and in greater detail
a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement
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Recent Examples of flesh
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
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Noun
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
Noun
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Many foods contain a good amount of tryptophan, including meats, seafood, dairy, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Hernández’s version incorporates bacon and ham, and calls for a mixture of garlic, spices and meat to marinate for a week before being simmered into a hearty, comforting soup.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
Verb
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The fight to defend our creative industries has been joined by scores of UK businesses, including those who use and develop AI.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
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As a result, when Sudan declared independence the area remained poorly developed and had few schools.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Verb
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This year, that influence expanded into the cultural mainstream with her debut on Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Miami.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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On a year-on-year basis, however, Japan's GDP expanded 1.7%, the largest expansion since the first quarter of 2023 and a stronger showing compared to the 1.3% growth seen in the fourth quarter.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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Depending on the concentration, it can be used regularly to supplement oral health hygiene practices. — EDMUND KHOO, DDS, MEDICAL EXPERT BOARD Summary Gargling with 3% hydrogen peroxide is safe if it is diluted with water.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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Information from the Associated Press was used to supplement this report.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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