poultries

noun

plural of poultry
as in red meats

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  1. meats
  2. games
  3. flesh
Noun
  • The store also features produce, seafood shipped daily from East Coast fishing partners, ready-to-cook entrées, pre-marinated meats, a full-service meat department and a bakery offering cakes, specialty desserts, donuts, bagels and more.
    — Chase Jordan October 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Another kebab riffs on dombeh, or lamb tail fat, sometimes layered with skewered meats to render during grilling.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of meats
Noun
  • The Dodgers will have home-field advantage for the next three games, needing to win four of the next five to return to the World Series.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Penix missed the first two games of the regular season recovering from Achilles tendon surgery last November, during which the Falcons lost twice and the offense did not enter the red zone in either game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • In it, two friends with nothing to lose become hooked on power after hitting on a winning spicy beef jerky recipe made with human flesh.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Below’s detour to Little Pot Rock wraps up quickly with little explanation for the erstwhile hag’s seemingly flesh-and-blood existence on the island, but something spooky’s going on with her for sure.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of flesh
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