as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe
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Recent Examples of tripe
Tastes for offal such as tripe, blood, sweetbreads, bone marrow, oxtail, heart and liver vary from person to person, though countries outside the U.S. find far more use for it in their regular cuisines.
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Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The decor is over-the-top and colorful—the mural American Dream portraying 100 influential Hispanic men and women graces the main dining room—and the menu revolves around comforting Tex-Mex and Mexican staples such as cheezy enchiladas and menudo, a spicy tripe stew.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
However, raw tripe or tripe that has not been cleaned well can contain disease-causing organisms, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli).21
While tripe is typically cooked for human consumption, raw pet foods may contain raw (green) tripe.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Raw tripe is untreated and may be more likely to have cross-contamination.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
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Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
The decor is over-the-top and colorful—the mural American Dream portraying 100 influential Hispanic men and women graces the main dining room—and the menu revolves around comforting Tex-Mex and Mexican staples such as cheezy enchiladas and menudo, a spicy tripe stew.
—Katie Chang, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
However, raw tripe or tripe that has not been cleaned well can contain disease-causing organisms, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli).21
While tripe is typically cooked for human consumption, raw pet foods may contain raw (green) tripe.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Raw tripe is untreated and may be more likely to have cross-contamination.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripe
Noun
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Add the shredded cheese towards the end to help prevent the cheese from breaking.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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This week, the pizzeria is phasing out springtime asparagus, introducing a juicy corn topping with poblano chile, red onion, cilantro, lime and three cheeses on one pie.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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And there are the old pitfalls of the technology that anyone above a certain age remembers: blurry pages, junk faxes that pile up and faxes getting sent to the wrong number.—
Tamsin Gable,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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In 2018, inspired by this culture of bricolage, curator Danni Friedman and designer Jean Lee gathered a group of designers in Havana for a ten-day workshop, turning them loose in an old shipyard factory filled with clay, concrete mix, scrap metal, and assorted junk.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Noun
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And oftentimes, these cheap items end up as rubbish.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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This never got past the drawing board stage, but the idea kept cropping up again and again with many variations on a circular shape and performance that spanned from interesting to rubbish.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripe. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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