perishable

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Recent Examples of perishable Our 22 Most Popular Bread Recipes Of All Time What Causes Mold On Bread? Mold thrives in warm, moist environments, and is commonly found on bread, cheese, produce, and other perishable items. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025 McLagan traces this shift in reputation to the rise of slaughterhouses in England, which led to a greater availability of meat as well as an oversupply of perishable, hard-to-ship offal. Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025 Large-scale shipments of perishable foods like eggs are critical to the supply chain, and any disruption can lead to losses and delivery delays. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Because many food products are perishable, grocers can’t hold on to supply for very long. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perishable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perishable
Adjective
  • Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.
    Eric Morgan, Wired News, 10 May 2025
  • Fiber optic cable, in my opinion, is more fragile than traditional solid-copper coaxial cable.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Security clearance requirements limit the most sensitive jobs to U.S. citizens.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • This question asks for personal sensitive information that is protected by privacy laws.
    Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Wirtz is focused more on the micro, with delicate touches and deft flicks, compared to Szoboszlai’s macro traits of energy and power.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • The walls of the rectum (the inside of your butt) are delicate.
    Alexander Cheves, Them., 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • What's more, the researchers found that the mice on the WD plan were also more susceptible to Salmonella infections.
    Michael Franco May 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
  • This depends on the material, but faux leather is usually less susceptible to damage from steam.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • His callers represent a wide variety of people –– men, women, conservative Christians, truck drivers, veterans, police officers and farmers –– many of whom often heavily feel the stigma of struggling with mental health, being vulnerable and asking for help.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
  • Even worse, cucurbit plants are vulnerable to many of the same disease problems, and can attract more pests to your watermelon plants.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2025

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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perishable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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