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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of meals
Those deductible expenses generally include reasonable costs of moving household goods and personal effects, plus travel and lodging for the move, but not meals.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Reviews — written after multiple meals at a restaurant, all of which are paid for by The Times — remain the cornerstone of our work and keep us thinking about what might appear next on our annual 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles guide.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
As an institution at the mosque, Mansour had been the stalwart cook who prepared meals on Fridays and during Ramadan.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The next step for Brooks is putting his phone away at meals.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Pack a picnic to save on meals and enjoy the sunny California lifestyle.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The attorney said earlier this week that her clients also had been given meals containing worms, which prompted some detainees to go on a hunger strike.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Complement your summer meals with this beautiful, light raspberry salad.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Choose meals that are easy to prepare and let your kids help cook.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Reviews — written after multiple meals at a restaurant, all of which are paid for by The Times — remain the cornerstone of our work and keep us thinking about what might appear next on our annual 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles guide.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
As an institution at the mosque, Mansour had been the stalwart cook who prepared meals on Fridays and during Ramadan.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The next step for Brooks is putting his phone away at meals.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Pack a picnic to save on meals and enjoy the sunny California lifestyle.
—Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The attorney said earlier this week that her clients also had been given meals containing worms, which prompted some detainees to go on a hunger strike.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Complement your summer meals with this beautiful, light raspberry salad.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Choose meals that are easy to prepare and let your kids help cook.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
-
Meals center around the parrillero terrace, where an in-house chef prepares daily rotating menus built around catch of the day and the freshest local produce.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
-
The digital driver display can appear overly busy in its default layout, although simpler configurations are available through the settings menus.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
-
Vermont Inn-to-Inn — A 40-plus-mile circle route through southern Vermont with 4 days of walking, daily distances of 7 to 13 miles, gourmet breakfasts and specialty dinners prepared by innkeepers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
-
Trump frequently had first-term dinners with business leaders but has more fully embraced the role since returning to the White House.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 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
Cite this Entry
“Meals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meals. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
