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Recent Examples of greek
Authentic Greek Feta in Brine While traditional Feta cheese is made with sheep’s milk (and sometimes goat’s milk as well), most Feta bought in the U.S. is made with cow’s milk.
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Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Pair cookies alongside protein (like Greek yogurt or a handful of nuts) instead of on an empty stomach.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the classic Greek comfort dish known as pastitsio, this pasta casserole uses fresh and flavorful ingredients, which give it a lovely, refreshing quality.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Lewis Horwitz, the influential film finance executive and producer who helped bring such independent films as Bloodsport, The Virgin Suicides, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Monster to the big screen, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
There’s a strong expat community here, as well as Black Greek organizations.
—Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
The Bucks came up short against the Hornets with a 111-100 loss in the Greek Freak’s absence.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Flight capacity to Greece for this year’s winter season, which runs from November to March, has increased nearly 12% year on year, according to data from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Pair cookies alongside protein (like Greek yogurt or a handful of nuts) instead of on an empty stomach.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the classic Greek comfort dish known as pastitsio, this pasta casserole uses fresh and flavorful ingredients, which give it a lovely, refreshing quality.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Lewis Horwitz, the influential film finance executive and producer who helped bring such independent films as Bloodsport, The Virgin Suicides, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Monster to the big screen, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Dec. 2025
There’s a strong expat community here, as well as Black Greek organizations.
—Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
The Bucks came up short against the Hornets with a 111-100 loss in the Greek Freak’s absence.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Flight capacity to Greece for this year’s winter season, which runs from November to March, has increased nearly 12% year on year, according to data from the Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation.
—Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
While many meats do offer much higher protein counts, other foods like lentils, greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, black beans and peanut butter do, as well.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greek
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No more hocus-pocus putting taxpayers on the hook for some sketchy deal that may or may not show a positive return in 15 years, if lucky.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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In both Joss Whedon's theatrical version and Zack Snyder's longer cut, Clark Kent is resurrected by some cosmic hocus-pocus housed in an alien Mother Box.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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In addition to the water issues, the handwash sink was bereft of soap, paper towels or any mechanical hot air blower.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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China’s astronauts feasted on the first-ever barbecue in space after a new hot air oven was installed to cook steak, bake cakes, roast peanuts and more.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
27 Sep. 2024
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The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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So there are all those questions and rigmarole.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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No rigamarole or bureaucracy to navigate.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Barnett was the second Mississippi resident to take the monkey business into their own hands.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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The monkey business is dominated by a handful of highly secretive and rivalrous brokers.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The color of the light depends on the type of gas and the amount of energy released.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Similarly, clean firm power sources such as nuclear, geothermal, and gas power with carbon capture, are experiencing tailwinds both from policy and from rising demand from data centers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately for music fans the world over, Barron overcame his disdain for music and rehearsing and grew to become one of the most top jazz pianists in the world — revered for both his technical prowess and ability to connect with both casual and serious jazz fans.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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What dancemaker Morris says about Bacharach Morris, who has been at the forefront of inventive dance for decades, has set his evening-long dance concert to arrangements by jazz master Ethan Iverson.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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But enough of all that tomfoolery, because there is one person on the beach who knows exactly what is about to happen!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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This prevalence, however, has led to widespread quality-control tomfoolery.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Greek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greek. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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