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noun

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Recent Examples of vegetarian
Adjective
Beyond a diet, being vegetarian or vegan means adapting to a lifestyle that can sometimes not be the easiest. Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 17 Dec. 2025 The diverse menu will have more than 100 items, including multiple varieties of dosa, vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries, biryani, parotta flatbread, tandoori, sambar stew, ragi mudde balls, soups, steamed idli rice cakes, machurian, medu vada fritters, pongal and more. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
Both the stems and frilly leaves are put to use in this vegetarian-friendly lasagna, complete with layers of noodles, tomatoes, and plenty of mozzarella cheese. Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025 After scuba diving, dine at the Treehouse Restaurant for Caribbean by candlelight or at Emerald's, which uses organic produce from the resort's farm in its all-vegetarian menu. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vegetarian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vegetarian
Adjective
  • According to preliminary analysis, it’s thought that most of the tracks came from herbivorous prosauropods: long-necked, plant-eating dinosaurs.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025
  • In this period, the ancestors of the prehistoric cave bears (Ursus spelaeus), Ursus deningeri, became increasingly herbivorous.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Make your outfit more interesting by adding exciting texture with these wide-leg high-rise silky pull-on pants, these mid-rise corduroy pants, or these rockstar-esque, vegan leather bootcut pants.
    Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The selections on this culinary choose-your-own adventure — many of which are vegetarian or vegan — include carrots, green beans, smokey Lima beans, collards and broccoli salad or cucumber salad.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Johnson said that the animal caused extensive damage to his home, costing tens of thousands of dollars.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Deputies arrested Sargent on Thursday on two felony animal-cruelty counts and one misdemeanor count.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Jasper County Sheriff's Department Kristen Moore, director of wildlife for the Hattiesburg Zoo said the primates, native to Asia, are typically herbivores and generally prefer running away over attacking.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Scientists believe the dinosaur, a herbivore, was about 10 feet long.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025

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“Vegetarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vegetarian. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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