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as in flesh
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
offered his guests meat and drink
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as in heart
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue
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Recent Examples of meat
Greenland shark meat is toxic when fresh.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Farmer Boys’ breakfast burritos contain cage-free eggs, hash browns, cheese, salsa and choice of meats.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Animal products and meat typically supply sufficient amounts of all nine, and some plant sources, such as soybeans (used to make tofu and tempeh), are also considered complete proteins, supplying sufficient amounts of all nine.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
The meat harvested from this operation will be donated to the Maryland Food Bank and is estimated to create 40,000 meals.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Farmer Boys’ breakfast burritos contain cage-free eggs, hash browns, cheese, salsa and choice of meats.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Animal products and meat typically supply sufficient amounts of all nine, and some plant sources, such as soybeans (used to make tofu and tempeh), are also considered complete proteins, supplying sufficient amounts of all nine.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
The meat harvested from this operation will be donated to the Maryland Food Bank and is estimated to create 40,000 meals.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat
Noun
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The citrus here is used in its entirety, skin, pith, flesh, and all.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Good Friday tradition is designed to honor the way Christ sacrificed his flesh.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The hormone insulin is a peptide that moves sugar from the bloodstream into cells; GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, spurs the pancreas to release insulin and slows the passage of food through the gut.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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After four years of sky-high inflation, American families can ill afford another round of higher food prices, but that’s exactly what’s coming if things remain unchanged.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Choose a task and finish it with heart!—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The post also included a red heart.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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This means union officials cannot impose contract provisions that require workers to pay money to the union as a condition of getting or keeping a job, according to the foundation.—
Chase Jordan
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The remaining provisions of these Official Rules will continue to be valid and enforceable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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That included both the SLS rocket's core stage and upper stage separately at different times from Orion, which also deployed its solar arrays to draw power from the sun while reaching a high-Earth orbit about 46,000 miles high.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to statements from the lawmakers involved, the core issue is security.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The bread is baked in Brooklyn and is currently sold at a few shops in New York, as well as available for purchase online.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Your favorite place for creative pastries and delicious bread.—
Kayla Samoy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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My in-room Japanese breakfast was another highlight, with hjiki seaweed and red snow crab, stems of earthy burdock root, crunchy snow pea with yuzu, and buttery, roasted Greenland halibut.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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These five artists have combined their Indigenous roots with revolutionary artistic techniques to preserve their cultures in the face of adversity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In the final few years, my dad somehow kept his essence.—
Ashley Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
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The true essence of it for me and the program is there has to be a level of connectivity to make up for the lack of things other people may have.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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