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food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal
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Recent Examples of meal
To do this, the Neighborhood Dispatch is hosting a series of community meals and conversations.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
In the script the meal needed to take place at an Indian restaurant and John would’ve wanted to take her somewhere more incognito and low-key.
—Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026
Denver Restaurant Week consists of 10 days of multi-course meals at bargain prices in hundreds of restaurants along Colorado's Front Range.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the front yard, Johnson grows fresh fruit and veggies to enhance every meal.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
In the script the meal needed to take place at an Indian restaurant and John would’ve wanted to take her somewhere more incognito and low-key.
—Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2026
Denver Restaurant Week consists of 10 days of multi-course meals at bargain prices in hundreds of restaurants along Colorado's Front Range.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the front yard, Johnson grows fresh fruit and veggies to enhance every meal.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meal
Noun
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Route 66’s oldest continuously operating café first opened its doors back in 1924, and very little about the décor or menu has changed since its midcentury heyday.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Although the steak, carnitas, and sofritas get a lot of love, one of Chipotle’s most iconic menu items is its chicken.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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La Popular, on the other hand, is a dreamy open-air spot that serves lunch and dinner focused on more sustainable, local cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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The group decided to attend the dinner but not post about it on social media.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ben, making good on the promise to lead with a better mindset, agrees to move lunch up 45 minutes and appease the guests with canapes in the meantime.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Also, a free side order with any meal on the lunch menu when patrons mention Restaurant Week.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Cesar Garcia said the chief pulled up a live feed on an iPad from two cameras on the mountain, which showed no smoke or fire.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now after four years of ongoing horrors in Ukraine, and more than two years of watching slaughter and suffering in Gaza, the latest war filling our feeds is just another numbing form of content, a digital arena in which competing forces try to assert conflicting viewpoints.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
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Two people were killed at a funeral repast on Detroit's east side in late February.—
Terell Bailey,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Funeral planning was still underway as of the afternoon of March 3, but the service and repast are expected to be well attended.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Give the blue bloods a salacious dance before supper.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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This winner of a chicken dinner is our new favorite roasting-pan supper.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Meal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meal. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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