red meat

noun

Definition of red meatnext
as in poultry

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Recent Examples of red meat Commit to a Weekly Meatless Meal Having at least one meatless meal per week can help you up your vegetable intake and reduce your consumption of red meat. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026 In some people, that triggers an allergic reaction to red meat as well as meat byproducts like gelatin. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 2 July 2026 Cardiologists and dietitians say several familiar staples of the American diet, from red meat to refined carbs, are the ones most likely to push LDL cholesterol in the wrong direction. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026 Without tick bites, red meat, or dairy to incite it, the immune response will subside eventually. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for red meat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for red meat
  1. poultry
  2. variety meat
  3. game
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  • Unlike the iron found in meat, poultry, and seafood, the iron in foods like spinach, lentils, beans, tofu, and pumpkin seeds (aka non-heme iron) isn’t absorbed as easily.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026
  • Use one for raw meat, poultry, and seafood, and the other for foods that are ready to eat, like vegetables and bread.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Definition of poultry
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  • Hispanic shoppers are almost three times as likely as the overall population to buy variety meats, according to market-research firm Nielsen.
    — Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • China is the third-largest market for American pigs and the biggest market for variety meats (pig feet, livers and hearts), which most Americans do not eat.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
Definition of variety meat
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  • Haiti became the first team in FIFA history to qualify without having played one game at home due to gangs’ takeover of its national stadium and the violence in Port-au-Prince.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • More than an intricate game of cat-and-mouse, the crime drama plays on the tensions between nature and nurture while unpacking the dangers and vulnerabilities that come with loving other people.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
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