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occiputs

noun

variants or occipita
plural of occiput
as in mazards

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  1. beans
  2. polls
  3. noodles
  4. blocks
  5. domes
  6. nuts
  7. pates
  8. nobs
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
Definition of beans
Noun
  • Growing voter frustration with rising prices and strict immigration enforcement has fueled a demand for change, according to recent polls and surveys.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Even after those polls were released, Fazio still insisted that the race is tight.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Cooked rice and cooked thin noodles were held above proper cold holding temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Step 6 Place baking dish on a large rimmed baking sheet (to catch drips) and bake lasagna until sauce is bubbling around the edges, top is golden brown, and noodles are al dente (insert a skewer into center of lasagna to check), 75–85 minutes.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of noodles
Noun
  • In 1892, Andrew Borden and his wife, Abby, were murdered in broad daylight inside their Massachusetts home, just blocks from the town’s busy center.
    — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ deep rookie class had its moments against the Raiders — between wide receiver Caleb Douglas’ 94 yards, linebacker Jacob Rodriguez’s 14 tackles, safety Michael Taaffe’s interception and left guard Kadyn Proctor’s pancake blocks.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocks
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
Definition of domes
Noun
  • My pungent plateful grew in strength from tomme to Shropshire blue, accompanied by crusty bread, fruit and nuts.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pates
Noun
  • The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of nobs
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