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
This is less a parody of Judd than a reckoning with flesh and other grotesqueries.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
When almost dry, roll loosely with flesh side out.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Cut and remove enough of the pumpkin flesh so the candle holder fits snugly inside.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
For The New Yorker’s centenary, the magazine asked six photographers to reinterpret covers from our archives as flesh-and-blood portraits, starring familiar faces.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
When almost dry, roll loosely with flesh side out.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Cut and remove enough of the pumpkin flesh so the candle holder fits snugly inside.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
For The New Yorker’s centenary, the magazine asked six photographers to reinterpret covers from our archives as flesh-and-blood portraits, starring familiar faces.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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The menu includes tacos, tortas, carnitas, barbacoa, chicharrón, quesadillas, burritos, tamales, pupusas, menudo and guiso del dia, or stew of the day — all made with fresh ingredients and meats.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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His bloodthirsty crew has turned their tools on humans, transforming meat hooks and chainsaws into instruments of terror.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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