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noun

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Recent Examples of vegetarian
Adjective
Amy’s Drive Thru, the vegetarian fast-food spot that opened in Corte Madera just five years ago, has shut down. Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025 Use vegetable broth and vegetarian hard cheese to make this recipe fully vegetarian-friendly. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
Indienne offers four seven-course tasting menus (non-vegetarian, pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan), allowing guests of all preferences to experience Sarkar’s artful reintepretions of tradional Indian cuisine marrying unexpected ingredients with European cooking techniques. Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Restaurants offering vegetarian options will be marked on the event’s ticket map. Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vegetarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetarian
Adjective
  • Ankylosaurs were among the most successful herbivorous dinosaurs.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • While there had been anecdotal reports of screwworm infestations in mountain tapirs, they were not previously considered a threat to the herbivorous mammals.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Its Miracle Cookies, vegan and gluten-free, are a standout in the niche market, developed after months of experimenting with a custom, gluten-free flour blend.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The first course is a variety of soups (oxtail, chicken, corn, and vegan options) served with pão de queijo (Brazilian cheese bread) and guava bread.
    Melissa Malamut, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Her efforts saved the animal’s life and landed her in her hometown newspaper, The Mountain Eagle, which was the first to write about the dramatic rescue and resuscitation.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Broadbelt’s death shocked the community and reignited a countywide conversation about the dual problem of unleashed dogs and overcrowded animal shelters.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
    Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Grasslands gave way to forests, and the large herbivores the lions depended on began to disappear.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Vegetarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetarian. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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