red meat

noun

Definition of red meatnext
as in poultry

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Recent Examples of red meat The common denominator is an allergy to red meat, but some people get hit with the double whammy of meat and dairy. — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026 Advertisement Why don’t people develop alpha-gal syndrome simply from eating red meat? — Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026 One large study found that people who ate the most red meat had a 62% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who ate the least. — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 20 July 2026 Their saliva contains a sugar molecule found in mammalian products that, when introduced to us through their bite, can trigger an allergy to red meat and sometimes dairy. — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 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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  • During the 2025 fiscal year, food safety complaints for meat, poultry, and eggs (including things like wood in corndogs) went up 40%.
    — Corinne Low, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Use a food thermometer to make sure poultry is cooked to 165°F and ground meats or egg dishes to 160°F.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 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
Noun
  • Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • With the standout performance from Pereyra, the Loons ended a nine-game winless skid in all competitions.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of game

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