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
But, Dolores is the only one that has a skeleton with some flesh attached.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Cherries are a stone fruit with a juicy outer flesh and a single pit, like peaches or olives.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
This northern Japanese delicacy is cherished for its meltingly sweet flesh, which takes on a light pink color because of the species' shrimp-heavy diet.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
Cherries are a stone fruit with a juicy outer flesh and a single pit, like peaches or olives.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
This northern Japanese delicacy is cherished for its meltingly sweet flesh, which takes on a light pink color because of the species' shrimp-heavy diet.
—Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger.
—Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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Sheep are overwhelmingly bred and slaughtered for meat, either lamb or mutton.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Critics were given only two of the nine episodes from the first season for review, and these introductory episodes include everything from venus fly-traps and a human meat grinder to a serial killer with botched calf implants.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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