Thesaurus results for MEATS

meats

noun

plural of meat

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 roots

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 meats This mode is designed for roasting vegetables, cooking cheese fondue, and a variety of meats – quick and efficient for preparing shareable dishes for dinner parties. —

Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026 Sourced locally where possible, ingredients include farmhouse meats from Arusha and vegetables from nearby communities. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026 The alt meats were surprisingly good. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 When thinking about whole foods, frozen meats and vegetables retain their nutritional integrity and are often frozen when their nutrients are at their peak. —

Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026 Choose whole foods like whole grains, beans, legumes, dairy, eggs, lean meats, nuts, seeds, fruits, and vegetables to build a balanced breakfast. —

Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Apr. 2026 Ready-to-Eat Items Deli meats, prepared foods, and leftovers shouldn't be stored in the fridge door. —

Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026 Canadian police say Law, from the Toronto area, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested. —

ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing, then cooked. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026

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In the flesh, diamond* is to himself, with diamonds literally studded into his forehead.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026
Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026