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meals

noun

plural of meal

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 This local chain is one of the most reliably affordable meals in the LA area that also happens to be consistently delicious. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 Avocado, eggs, and whole-grain toast or beans with olive oil are examples of balanced meals for blood sugar control. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 Guests can also scratch a bodega-style lottery ticket for a chance to win free CookUnity meals for a year and additional prizes including special dining experiences at participating chefs’ restaurants. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 The former owner of UnKCorked Wine & Spirits in Overland Park grew up in a small farm town, where meals came straight from the ground (or grazed upon it). — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026 Many Venezuelan immigrants here work in food service — at restaurants or selling meals from their homes. — Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Nova Cafe, a nut-free space offering kid-friendly meals, coffee, smoothies and a juice bar. — Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026 The organization relied heavily on restaurant leftovers and corporate volunteers to make and deliver the meals. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 González had been receiving meals at Goodlet Park for three years. — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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Seasonal menus celebrate New Orleans history through local ingredients like Louisiana strawberries, smoked pecan bitters, Peychaud’s bitters, and Herbsaint rinses.

— Kristin Braswell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Its breakfast, lunch and dinner menus aren’t changing, but thanks to a bigger pastry case, there is more availability of sweet treats like cakes and tarts.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of menus

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With money in our pockets, Gilda and I started going out for dinners at a chic restaurant in the Windsor Arms Hotel called Three Small Rooms.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The property also has a private landing stage, from which canal tours and even floating dinners can be arranged.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

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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.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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

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