1
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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2
as in food
substances intended to be eaten
offered his guests meat and drink
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3
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
For instance, the Mediterranean diet allows meat and poultry.
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Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
To conduct its survey, WalletHub selected 26 grocery items covering a broad range of common household items, including meat, dairy, vegetables and fruits, frozen food and cleaning products, Lupo told Fox News Digital.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Crumble the iced cake and run it through a meat grinder.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
And there may still be meat left on the bones.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
To conduct its survey, WalletHub selected 26 grocery items covering a broad range of common household items, including meat, dairy, vegetables and fruits, frozen food and cleaning products, Lupo told Fox News Digital.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Crumble the iced cake and run it through a meat grinder.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
And there may still be meat left on the bones.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat
Noun
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The oxidation of your pumpkin’s insides can mean that mold and bacteria begin to form on that inner flesh that is no longer protected after the thick skin of the gourd is compromised through carving.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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The air lay heavy with antiseptic, cigarette smoke, rotting flesh, and blood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Cousin, who is CEO of FSF Ventures, a nonprofit focused on sustainable food business models, believes investments like AI will help spur productivity in land already used for cultivation.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The clips allegedly showed Hanson urinating on food, spitting into containers, stomping on food items and rubbing them on his body before they were served to customers, per court documents and reporting by KCTV5, KMBC 9 and The Kansas City Star.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The third-highest goal scorer in the club’s history had his heart set on chasing down more records and winning another Golden Boot.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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My heart doesn't feel okay with it.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Total taxpayer savings could amount to an additional $50 billion because the IRS has yet to update its withholding tables to account for new provisions retroactive to the start of 2025, Oxford lead economist Nancy Vanden Houten said in a report this week.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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His previous version of HB23, known as HB244, passed the State Senate during Alabama’s 2025 Legislative Session with the same provisions — apart from the provision banning teachers from using students’ preferred pronouns, which was removed — but ultimately did not become law.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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The therapeutic support core adjusts to your body’s curves, virtually eliminating pressure points.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Equity in food access at Plant Joy Deli Childs' energy around her business comes back to her core belief that food, especially healthy options, shouldn't be out of reach for anyone.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The restaurant says Muriel’s resident ghosts of are harmless but, to be safe, there’s always a table reserved for Jourdan set with bread and wine.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Día de los Muertos approaches, Arizona grocery stores stock their bakery shelves with traditional pan dulce and sweet breads that help families honor loved ones with flavor and memory.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Evolito itself traces its roots to YASA’s early axial flux technology.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Little Tokyo often steals the spotlight, but Gardena and Torrance’s Japanese American roots run just as deep.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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To conserve, after all, is the essence of conservatism.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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This is the essence of creator economy.—
Astha Bhardwaj,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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