loaves

plural of loaf, British slang

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Noun
  • The signature beef udon noodles had a simple, light broth that leaves the perfect amount of salty coating on your tongue.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The seasonal cold bibim noodles, though, were perfect and chilled, as bibim-guksu should be.
    Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • All the while the fMRI churned on, peering through the dogs’ skulls into the brain below and looking for the areas that lit up as a result of the visual stimuli.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Mix up the coquette and the macabre with a light pink mug that features a pattern of both skulls and bows; opt for a shiny pink cauldron to lean into a feminine Halloween; or go for the cute figural option of a smiling ghost.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Women are compelled to suppress their desires, intellects, and emotions in Gilead.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
  • While the likes of Philo and Trotter have expanded upon the idea by prioritizing people whose intellects align with their brand values, Jacquemus takes it to another level.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Chelsea need to be active sellers, and not simply for financial reasons.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Only medical reasons can be used in justifying concurrent surrogacy, and a qualified physician must attest to them in writing.
    Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But instead of making personal expertise the bottleneck through which every decision must pass, the leader creates a structure in which collective intelligence can emerge.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ad spending on linear late-night shows is clearly continuing to fall; ad intelligence agency Guideline noted that spend went from $439M in 2018 to $221M in 2024.
    Peter White, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, the study shows their brains react differently to certain facial expressions.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Gajdusek had come to the idea of injecting animals after a veterinary pathologist noticed that the brains of kuru patients resembled those of sheep with scrapie, a fatal neurological disease transmitted through exposure to infected tissues.
    Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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“Loaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaves. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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