red meat

noun

Definition of red meatnext
as in poultry

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Recent Examples of red meat The medical workup should also identify other important factors, such as a tick bite and recent red meat consumption, that may be associated with symptoms. — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 27 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for red meat
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  1. poultry
  2. variety meat
  3. game
Noun
  • Mobilizing sufficient preventive action by the poultry and cattle industries proved difficult and slow.
    — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As of July 27, the backyard poultry outbreak was linked to 814 cases in 44 states.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 15 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
  • Keeley is all optimism in the buildup to the team’s first game — merely a friendly against Hayes and Yeading, but important nonetheless — but subsequent events threaten to squelch those good feelings.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the Chicago Cross-Town Classic game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox played at the Cubs Wrigley Field August 17, PCA was the star of the Cubs 7-5 victory.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of game

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