meals

plural of meal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of meals While custom living room shelving houses an impressive book collection, the kitchen is stocked with all the essentials needed to prepare meals of any scale. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2026 The origins of the potluck One of the first references to large communal meals where every attendee contributed is in the Bible. Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Donations directly support local adult rehabilitation centers, which provide housing, meals, and social services for individuals recovering from substance abuse. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 In addition to a nutrition center providing snacks, meals and a smoothie bar, there is a new recruiting lounge for all of Boise State’s sports teams. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026 Many people also incorporate zucchini into meals as a low-carb alternative. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 30 July 2026 The Hawks will build 1 million meals for families in Atlanta for the sixth consecutive year. Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 30 July 2026 Who’s gonna be delivering the meals to the seniors who can’t get out and do their shopping or cook for themselves? Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Last July, Maureen Remigio, wife of wide receiver Nick Remigio, posted photos of herself cooking Filipino food and taking the meals to her husband at camp. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
  • As always, menus are subject to change throughout the two months of the promotion.
    Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The visitor experience includes the immersive visual experience learning the history and interactive exhibitions that showcase precious collections that the family has preserved, such as archives, books and menus involving Château Haut-Brion.
    Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • At dinners, someone would mention a founder; nods were followed by anecdotes of a charming visionary.
    Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • While hotel dinners are not usually my first choice in a great food city like Amsterdam, the leafy setting of the Garden Terrace made an evening of truffle flatbreads and scallop carpaccio worth staying in.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Meals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meals. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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