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Recent Examples of puree
Let cool, then purée in a food processor.
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CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Remember that pumpkins aren't just decorative—grab some pie pumpkins to puree for your recipes.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Pulse a few times, being careful not to puree the mixture.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
In a food processor, purée the onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin and cinnamon until smooth.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
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CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Remember that pumpkins aren't just decorative—grab some pie pumpkins to puree for your recipes.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Pulse a few times, being careful not to puree the mixture.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
In a food processor, purée the onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin and cinnamon until smooth.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puree
Verb
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Storage, transaction and handling fees can chip away at gains over time.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Don't try to chip off the ice with any tools, which will definitely damage shingles.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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This hearty winter veggie conveniently is always enjoyed cooked—upping beta carotene bioavailability—and is excellent roasted, mashed, or pureed to be added to stews, curries, baked goods, casseroles, pastas, and more.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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The wheel could then be attached to a corn-grinding machine so that each step would help mash the kernels.—
Outside,
Outside,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Using single-cell RNA data from four additional mouse brains — including ones from male or female mice, and ones sliced from left to right or front to back — CellTransformer produced similar maps.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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And then there's Reinhardt's sinister robot sidekick Maximilian, a silent, malevolent presence who has no qualms about slicing up humans with his Swiss Army Knife-esque collection of torture devices.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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It can be enjoyed as a salad (be sure to massage the leaves first) or chopped and cooked in stews, soups, curries, and more.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
6 Feb. 2026
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Hard cheeses like Cheddar, Gouda, or Parmesan have a lower moisture content and can be frozen, although its best to grate or shred them first for easy thawing.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
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Finely grate 2 garlic cloves from 1 head of garlic, cloves separated, over, then drizzle lightly with extra-virgin olive oil, and toss to coat.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, add 1 large yellow onion, small diced, 3 celery stalks, small diced, 1 small fennel bulb, cored and small diced, and 5 garlic cloves, minced, to the pot with the chicken drippings.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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From Twitter to Threads to Bluesky, fans were not mincing words.—
Emily St. Martin,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Net profit margin is just one way of slicing and dicing all the data that accompanies earnings, of course, and some other measurements are a bit less rosy, Butters pointed out.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, add 1 large yellow onion, small diced, 3 celery stalks, small diced, 1 small fennel bulb, cored and small diced, and 5 garlic cloves, minced, to the pot with the chicken drippings.—
Hailee Catalano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Puree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puree. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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