meals

plural of meal

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Recent Examples of meals Passengers in every cabin can also pre-order fresh meals through the Alaska Airlines app up to 14 days ahead and choose from beverages including soda, beer, wine and premium spirits. — Chase Jordan november 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2026 In Crescent City, Good Harvest Cafe serves three meals a day, with a menu that focuses on American classics like clam chowder, burgers, and pastas. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2026 Looking for an easy way to turn one dinner into two delicious meals? — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026 Last year, the food recovery and other food donation programs served up more than 30 million meals on the East Coast. — Mary Calvi, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 Those price tags include accommodation, Gulfstream private jet transfers between Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan, excursions, and meals. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2026 In 2025, 35% of Denver adults reported cutting or skipping meals because of financial strain, according to a City of Denver survey. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026 Food and drink Some guests at Kapano and Dithaba may choose to visit Lelapo for meals (the menu is the same everywhere). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026 The novel attends to their quiet conversations, their modest meals, their everyday work, whether caring for the sick, staffing a thrift shop or demolishing a silo. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
  • Josie’s breakfast and lunch menus, says Sieve, will have no shortage of diner classics like country fried steak and eggs, biscuits and gravy, buttermilk pancakes, a Reuben sandwich and Grandma Helen’s Swedish meatballs.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Joining the singles over candlelit tasting menus crafted by local celebrity chefs will be local single Finns.
    — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Every piece in the house comes with a story, and Dirand heard many of them over years of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with the couple.
    — Lucas Oliver Mill, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2026
  • She’s been photographed with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (no relation) at banquet dinners and golf resorts, clinking wine glasses and even leaving an event with him in the same car.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2026.

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