as in menus
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 meals
Guests enjoy gourmet meals after days filled with hiking, biking, skiing, horseback riding, or fly fishing.
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Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The law bans several synthetic dyes, including Red 40 and Yellow 5, from most K-12 school meals and vending machines, while also restricting SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy products such as soda and candy.
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Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
20 June 2026
How to Eat Lentils are available dried or pre-cooked and canned, which is a convenient option for last-minute meals.
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Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Rotating between both vegetables in your weekly meals could be the best way to cover all your nutritional bases.
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Danielle Zickl,
Health,
20 June 2026
Consider family meals in which conversations are constantly interrupted by notifications.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Inclusive pricing that covers most amenities, including meals, some beverages, and Wi-Fi.
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Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Passengers eat meals together and take part in group activities throughout the trip.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The Korean meals were important to plan.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The law bans several synthetic dyes, including Red 40 and Yellow 5, from most K-12 school meals and vending machines, while also restricting SNAP recipients from using benefits to buy products such as soda and candy.
—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
20 June 2026
How to Eat Lentils are available dried or pre-cooked and canned, which is a convenient option for last-minute meals.
—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Rotating between both vegetables in your weekly meals could be the best way to cover all your nutritional bases.
—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
20 June 2026
Consider family meals in which conversations are constantly interrupted by notifications.
—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
Inclusive pricing that covers most amenities, including meals, some beverages, and Wi-Fi.
—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
20 June 2026
Passengers eat meals together and take part in group activities throughout the trip.
—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The Korean meals were important to plan.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
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Even the sweet-and-spicy combinations showing up on menus this summer usually start with a base of garlic or ginger.
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Some options can be applied direct from the menu bar and the effects seen immediately, but others will bring up larger menus that partially hide a section of the main picture.
Noun
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With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
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Ahead, an InStyle writer gathered six shoe styles to wear from the office to happy hour and dinners with friends.
Noun
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Changes to school lunches These school nutrition directors were surveyed in October 2025, and since then, additional factors may threaten the robustness of school lunch programs.
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Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
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“Meals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meals. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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