1
as in tables
a list of foods served at or available for a meal
the menu at the fancy restaurant listed many dishes that I had never heard of
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2
as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
checked the menu of available books
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as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
a nine-course menu that consisted of pocket-size portions of the chef's specialties
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Recent Examples of menus
Kicking off the third quarter, McDonald's Snack Wraps returned to menus for the first time in nine years.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, food aboard the International Space Station and the Tiangong leaves much to be desired, with the menus reading like something more suited to iron rations for a Round Britain yacht race than a decent meal.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Chef Tory Miller—the talent behind L’Etoile and Graze—builds his menus around local ingredients sourced directly from the Madison Farmers’ Market.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Manoogian points to advertisements for midnight food menus, and around the clock work and entertainment as examples of our 24/7 modern life.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Nicole Farin, a spokesperson for the chain, said the burger will likely be removed from menus by early 2026.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The book is organized into menus for events that are hard to imagine attending, let alone hosting, in 2025.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Holidays are an intimate affair with bespoke menus focused on a few strong offerings instead of a cornucopia of options.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
With the holiday season ahead, dinner party hosts have likely begun their planning, choosing everything from guest lists to menus and tablescapes to timelines.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, food aboard the International Space Station and the Tiangong leaves much to be desired, with the menus reading like something more suited to iron rations for a Round Britain yacht race than a decent meal.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Chef Tory Miller—the talent behind L’Etoile and Graze—builds his menus around local ingredients sourced directly from the Madison Farmers’ Market.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Manoogian points to advertisements for midnight food menus, and around the clock work and entertainment as examples of our 24/7 modern life.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Nicole Farin, a spokesperson for the chain, said the burger will likely be removed from menus by early 2026.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The book is organized into menus for events that are hard to imagine attending, let alone hosting, in 2025.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Holidays are an intimate affair with bespoke menus focused on a few strong offerings instead of a cornucopia of options.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
With the holiday season ahead, dinner party hosts have likely begun their planning, choosing everything from guest lists to menus and tablescapes to timelines.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for menus
Noun
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The reason for the parade of customers, many of them first-time visitors, was the boxes of free fruits and vegetables -- apples, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes and onions -- sitting atop two tables and inside multiple boxes under them.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Guests can expect amenities like complimentary in-room refreshments, a game room stocked with billiards tables and classic board games, and a modern fitness center equipped with infrared saunas.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While the technology often appears tacked on to lists of renewable energy resources like wind and solar, battery energy storage systems are finally having their own moment.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
4 Nov. 2025
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Thai content generated more than 750 million viewership hours on Netflix in 2024 alone, with over 15 Thai titles reaching the platform’s global top 10 non-English lists.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Since its founding, the organization has delivered over 72 million meals in total and has committed to eliminating elder hunger in New York City by 2040.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Try to eat breakfast soon after waking, keep mealtimes regular, and avoid heavy meals right before bed.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Two guys sat on New York public transit, talking into little mics attached to their Metro cards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Tangem Wallet allows users to add extra cards as hardware backups, so the user’s private key is redundantly stored across identical secure elements with no mnemonic to hide, copy, or accidentally leak.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The permits that both companies have received to test and operate their self-driving vehicles became a contentious issue in the lead up to the listings.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firms listed in mainland China, including home appliance manufacturer Midea and battery-maker CATL, have launched secondary listings in Hong Kong in order to draw international investment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Ingredients like the potato, the tomato, corn, these have traveled across the world and are central to many cuisines, but the contributions of Indigenous peoples of the Americas are often overlooked.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
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His unique culinary concepts span a wide range of cuisines, from Chinese-Mexican fusion eatery ChinaPoblano in Las Vegas to TheBazaar, a Spanish-Japanese restaurant with multiple locations.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Menus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/menus. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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