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
Inmates in the unit are served three meals a day, all in their cells, Toulon said.
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ABC News, 13 June 2026
For post-workout meals, sports nutritionists and physicians recommend combining carbohydrates and protein to replenish glycogen stores and support muscle repair.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Eat smaller, slower meals, limit alcohol and carbonation and pack your usual GI meds.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
When these foods take up most of the plate, there’s simply not enough room left for high-fiber meals with whole grains, legumes and produce.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Focus meals on vegetables, proteins and healthy fats, and swap evening scrolling for reading to protect sleep.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Pickled cabbage—known in Europe as sauerkraut—is another food that comes on the side of many meals.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 13 June 2026
The restaurant on Concord Mills Boulevard in Concord will serve its last meals Friday, June 12, an employee told CharlotteFive over the phone.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Guests milk goats, walk down hydroponic rows, learn how edible flowers act as pollinators in pesticide-free ecosystems, and sit down for farm-to-table meals meant to spark conversation.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
ABC News, 13 June 2026
For post-workout meals, sports nutritionists and physicians recommend combining carbohydrates and protein to replenish glycogen stores and support muscle repair.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Eat smaller, slower meals, limit alcohol and carbonation and pack your usual GI meds.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
When these foods take up most of the plate, there’s simply not enough room left for high-fiber meals with whole grains, legumes and produce.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Focus meals on vegetables, proteins and healthy fats, and swap evening scrolling for reading to protect sleep.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 June 2026
Pickled cabbage—known in Europe as sauerkraut—is another food that comes on the side of many meals.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 13 June 2026
The restaurant on Concord Mills Boulevard in Concord will serve its last meals Friday, June 12, an employee told CharlotteFive over the phone.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Guests milk goats, walk down hydroponic rows, learn how edible flowers act as pollinators in pesticide-free ecosystems, and sit down for farm-to-table meals meant to spark conversation.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
Noun
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The center's restaurants and café have vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items marked on their menus, and food allergies and special dietary needs will be accommodated as much as possible.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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Select Irish and British restaurants already sell Kwench drinks, but Australia and Canada will add them to their permanent menus this year.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Your sheet pan can cook everything from chicken to bratwurst to salmon, and this collection of simple sheet pan dinners will carry you through plenty of busy weeknights.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
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The members organized events such as potluck dinners for Black and white families to interact, tutoring program for students and other efforts to improve southeast Denton.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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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
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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 20 Jun. 2026.
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