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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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She is best known for her 2007 Surrealist novel The Vegetarian, the three-part story of a woman who stops eating meat and suffers violent consequences.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The Vegetarian, the book that boosted her global profile, is about a woman who chooses to stop eating meat after having violent dreams about animal slaughter.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The remaining hybrid sheep with Marco Polo DNA on his ranch must be sent to slaughter by the end of the year with the meat also being donated, Morris said.
—CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Highlights here include street-style flour-tortilla tacos that come with onions, fresh cilantro and homemade salsas; burritos with your choice of meat.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
The Vegetarian, the book that boosted her global profile, is about a woman who chooses to stop eating meat after having violent dreams about animal slaughter.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The remaining hybrid sheep with Marco Polo DNA on his ranch must be sent to slaughter by the end of the year with the meat also being donated, Morris said.
—CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Highlights here include street-style flour-tortilla tacos that come with onions, fresh cilantro and homemade salsas; burritos with your choice of meat.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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