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David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Cover the pan with foil and roast in the center of the oven for 2 hours.
—Kia Damon, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Inspectors found pork butt roast stored directly on unclean storage racks located inside the walk-in cooler.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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Verb
Beyond wings Buffalo is famous for its eponymous wings, of course, but there’s also local pride for a meal-of-a-sandwich called a beef on weck (translation: roast beef on a kümmelweck roll).
—David Allan, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Cover the pan with foil and roast in the center of the oven for 2 hours.
—Kia Damon, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Noun
The event took the idea of a celebration of life to heart—guests wore pastel colors and the run of show included eulogy-turned-comedy acts all about Caliente, as well as roasts that walked the line between dark humor and just plain dark.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Inspectors found pork butt roast stored directly on unclean storage racks located inside the walk-in cooler.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roast
Verb
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As teased in the final moments of season 2, the next chapter of The Last of Us will be centered primarily on Abby.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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Richard first teased their move to his wife’s native Spain in an April 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, despite having lived in the United States since they got married in 2018.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Our paths crossed over a year later at a July 4 barbecue.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Pair with white pants or denim for an elevated look, then enjoy your next front porch party or backyard barbecue get-together.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Roberts kidded Ohtani about gifting him when the modest record was inevitably broken, and the new Dodgers slugger obliged with the toy.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Just kidding — although that would certainly get a reaction from Porsha — but there was a mysterious naked man seen from a nearby villa (??).—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The best results come from a deep fry in a large pan, like a Dutch oven.—
Kia Damon,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
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For now, on his actual birthday, Nadel is happy with his fries, lounging in a booth and telling stories, mostly about music, which is Nadel’s primary passion — even more than sports at this stage, though sometimes the two intertwine.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
Verb
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Many joked that Tesla was now going to face hostility from all sides of the political spectrum.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Hudson previously joked about the fact that each of her kids has a different father during an appearance on Sunday Today with Willie Geist.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Anderson gets ribbed on the show by fellow contestants for his relative lack of experience in barbecue.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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Trump had called out Massie by name during the meeting, ribbing the Kentucky maverick for opposing the legislation at the heart of the president’s domestic agenda.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Earlier in the day, Fairmount Park had been filled with families and community members enjoying Memorial Day cookouts, CNN affiliate WPVI reported.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The unofficial start to summer has arrived, and it's marked with patriotic parades, cookouts, record travel and sales.—
Kelly Tyko,
Axios,
26 May 2025
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“Roast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roast. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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