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
Serving Oakland and San Francisco, Project Open Hand serves 2,500 nutritious meals and provides 200 bags of healthy groceries to folks battling the illnesses, isolation and health challenges often associated with aging.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The theater’s revival after a 22-year hiatus, when the venue fell into disarray, blends nostalgia and modern arts, so that diners once again enjoy meals with their shows.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
While Hayden's lineup of cozy summertime meals is sure to get fans and followers smoothly through the darkest part of the year, Hayden has a lot to look forward to personally.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Simple timing tweaks—like pairing foods with meals or taking certain supplements together—may enhance their benefits.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
Bojangles is headed into the new year with satisfying comfort meals by the bowlful.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Beyond meals, some businesses provide other freebies like car washes and movie tickets to honor service members.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
From practice to team travel to meals to his staff to recruiting, there is a plan.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The theater’s revival after a 22-year hiatus, when the venue fell into disarray, blends nostalgia and modern arts, so that diners once again enjoy meals with their shows.
—Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
While Hayden's lineup of cozy summertime meals is sure to get fans and followers smoothly through the darkest part of the year, Hayden has a lot to look forward to personally.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Simple timing tweaks—like pairing foods with meals or taking certain supplements together—may enhance their benefits.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
Bojangles is headed into the new year with satisfying comfort meals by the bowlful.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Beyond meals, some businesses provide other freebies like car washes and movie tickets to honor service members.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
From practice to team travel to meals to his staff to recruiting, there is a plan.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
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Kicking off the third quarter, McDonald's Snack Wraps returned to menus for the first time in nine years.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, food aboard the International Space Station and the Tiangong leaves much to be desired, with the menus reading like something more suited to iron rations for a Round Britain yacht race than a decent meal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In this final phase, with international guests present, lavish dinners were orchestrated nightly, which was itself a feat, considering there were few good restaurants in Petaluma at the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gaming executives much prefer the latter category of client (comping them suites and steak house dinners to encourage their patronage) because, with enough time at a table, the house’s statistical edge wins out.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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 9 Jan. 2026.
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