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Recent Examples of fricassee
In 2015, the Firebirds were fricasseed by Imhotep, 40-0, before the game was halted with 2:51 left in the first quarter by mutual agreement between the teams.
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Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fricassee
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Ferrara’s arrival in New York City and subsequent entry into the movie business is presented as something like a case of recidivism, a dive from suburban gentility into the cauldron of steaming garbage that was Fun City–era Manhattan.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The clip then smash-cuts to a scene of Bruce as a child listening to his parents fight in the next room, and we’re meant to understand that the joy and power that steams off of the stage is a cure for the pain of childhood wounds.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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This marvelous oven has an eight-in-one function with multiple cooking modes to slow cook, braise, bake, and make brown rice, white rice, pasta, and oats.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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Dishes are hearty and built around big flavors: a salty-sweet slab of thick-cut bacon braised in fish sauce and served on a pandan waffle; furiously spicy đụ má’ hot sauce electrifying a breakfast burrito.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Fricassee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fricassee. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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