meals

plural of meal

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of meals Beyond meals, the Center for Wine & Culinary Arts is a highlight—guests can enjoy complimentary daily tastings to learn about Rhode Island food and wine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026 But a restaurant’s most obvious form of comfort is its food, and Roth creates that through bringing meals to Marigolds that his mom would make him, in sandwich form. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Kroger partnered with the San Francisco company in 2022 but initially allowed the company to deliver only flowers, sushi and prepared meals from a limited number of stores. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Moving meals, bath time and other evening routines later can help reinforce the adjustment. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 Nutritious meals, adequate sleep, regular exercise, and frequent handwashing can help keep germs away and immune systems strong. — Katie Lockwood, STAT, 28 Oct. 2026 The carry-out meals will be available to those who need extra support to bring home a warm holiday dinner, a social media post from the restaurant said. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Free meals account for about 70 percent of school lunches served daily, preliminary USDA data from last fiscal year show. — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026 Another 1,800 children are enrolled in the group’s Little Ripples preschool program, which also served 475,000 meals to students and staff last year. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
  • The deal gave the company more options for combining restaurant menus under its multibranding strategy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Diners can also order burgers, grill items and platters from menus.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • On its Arctic Summer retreat, women hike through the mountains and swim beneath the midnight sun before returning for sauna sessions and dinners around a long communal table.
    — Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The writer also helped pen remarks for President Obama at various points throughout his career, most notably at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinners.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 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 Nov. 2026.

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