noodles

plural of noodle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of noodles Anyone who has worked with fresh pasta knows the line between al dente and flabby noodles is infinitesimally fine. Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The pasta—a hair clump of noodles in a soupy, sweetish tomato sauce—came in one of those parsimonious bowls with a small hollow in the middle and a rim as broad as Saturn’s rings. Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Restaurant owner Sachiyo Nakato Takahara places noodles, cabbage, onion and tofu into the sizzling, fragrant pot while explaining the significance of the meal, an intimate one typically enjoyed by close friends or family. Nila Roper, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Director Margaret Shigeko Starbuck leans into makeshift theatricality — flashlights, pool noodles, pocket umbrellas — while a nimble ensemble balances meta-theatrical humor with genuine feeling for Pericles and his beleaguered family. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Shirataki noodles work well in soups, stir-fries, hot pots, cold noodle dishes, and ramen-style bowls. Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Think make-ahead quesadillas, cold noodles, freezer-friendly handhelds, and plenty of snacks and treats to round out the lunchbox. Anna Hezel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026 In groups, these aquatic worms, roughly a few-centimeters long, weave themselves into tangled structures that resemble bundles of thread or noodles in a bowl, but are alive. K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Radishes and lotus root, miso soup, tempura shrimp, and Omadofu, or creamy tofu, made appearances, as did soba noodles, small pieces of mackerel, and, on occasion, wagyu beef for grilling on a hibachi. Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noodles
Noun
  • That's the continous nonsense these idiots provide to a website like OutKick.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tallahassee lawmakers must think their constituents are idiots.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower areas, rainforest shower heads, lighted make-up mirrors, and plush robes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • When a Black professor suggests that the protesting students are infringing on their classmates’ right to use shared areas, her white counterparts shake their heads in disgust for her refusal to capitulate to progressive groupthink.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In addition to tomatoes and cucumbers, gardeners can expect abundant harvests of eggplants, beans, squash, and peppers throughout September, as fall crops move into the picture!
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Typically made with commodity-quality beans, this potent cup is brewed in a metal pot or filtered through cloth and sweetened with panela (unrefined cane sugar).
    Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That force can come from free weights, like dumbbells or barbells, machines, resistance bands, or gravity via your own bodyweight.
    Jenessa Connor, HEALTH, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But if dumbbells aren’t your preferred method of staying fit, a tennis court still carries floodlights of an intensity Los Angeles no longer allows for matches long after dusk.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • At trial, prosecutors laid out evidence to show how the dimensions of the hatchet matched the dimensions of the injuries on Andrew and Abby’s skulls, per CBS News.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Naturally, the privilege of drilling your marketing messages into the skulls of TV’s last great mass audience comes at a price.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.
    Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But the specific way markets are taking root—with much of the population too poor to participate meaningfully, with no rule of law, and with the gap between winners and losers steadily widening—is pernicious for the country’s future.
    Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The two domes that once housed the San Onofre nuclear reactor cores will start coming down early next year.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Their prototype domes are only about the size of a wine cork at this point, but their compressive strength is comparable to low-grade concrete.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Noodles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noodles. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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