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Recent Examples of lunches
Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunches
Noun
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Think shuffleboard clubs, urban farms that host dinners, and dog parks.—
Carrie Honaker,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Feb. 2026
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Their first date was a masked, socially distanced walk around the Olympic Village, and dinners were enjoyed together while separated by plexiglass.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The minibar is a compelling decorative touch on its own, set inside a dedicated cupboard and features an array of local, gourmet snacks, antiqued wine and cocktail glasses, and an anniversary edition of the 1935 Illy espresso machine for your morning and afternoon coffees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Here, a kitchen island provides the chef with more work space while on the dining area side of the island there will be seating for informal snacks or guests while entertaining.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Neighbor Program’s breakfasts were mainly serving the local unhoused community.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hall recalls adding cinnamon and maple syrup to oatmeal for Canadian Olympians’ breakfasts, for example, because the flavors were familiar to them.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Each has a meltdown worthy of a telenovela, messes with the crime scene and hours later the police are called.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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In Lost Lambs, the internet sabotages a family in much the same way that Napoleon messes things up for the Bezukhovs in Tolstoy’s War and Peace.—
Gideon Leek,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Quarterly luncheons with municipal leaders have worked in the past and would be helpful in the future.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Additional funds are raised through holiday and spring luncheons, a pickleball tournament, and sales at the consignment shop on El Tordo, now headed up by TCF Executive Director Suzanne Newman and staffed by volunteers.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Drinks include soft drinks, fruit teas and boba tea lattes, as well as a full bar serving draft beer, cocktails and NA beverages.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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In subgroup analyses, the researchers did not find a causal relationship between bone density and specific teas, including green and herbal tea.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Verywell Health,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Opportunistic feeders, grackles have always liked Texas school campuses, bird feeders, hamburger stands, shopping centers anchored by grocery stores and eateries with patios that somehow turn into on-demand grackle buffets.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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If buffets aren’t your thing, the entrees on Sawa’s buffet are also available off the menu.—
Tamara Dunn,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Lunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunches. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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