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 Set out small bowls of pasta sauce, a variety of shredded cheese, and various meats and veggies for unique pizza customization. —

Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 Emphasize lean sources of protein — such as beans, lentils and soy — and lean meats. —

Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 4 June 2026 New items, which won’t be new to anyone who has stepped foot inside one of California’s many taquerias, include new meats like chicken and chorizo, flour tortillas in addition to corn ones and, of course, burritos. —

Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 However, health organizations have also consistently pointed to a potential, yet less definitive, relationship between these meats and cancers of the stomach. —

Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026 Include lean meats and fish in your diet. —

Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 3 June 2026 That consolidation is the backdrop to nearly every other heritage sourcing story — the reason chefs, breeders, shoppers and policy advocates are paying closer attention to where the next generation of grains and meats will actually come from. —

Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026 Beef is a good source of vitamin B12, but several foods—including shellfish and organ meats—contain even more. —

Joy Emeh, Health, 2 June 2026 Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested. —

Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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Noun

Crocodiles clamp onto a limb or section of flesh and rotate violently until tissue separates.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Additionally, the pulp (flesh) is the part that's eaten—but the leaves are also used to make tea and seasonings, according to Morales.

— Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026