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viands

noun

plural of viand
as in food
substances intended to be eaten the inn serves its choice viands on delicate china and its selection of vintage wines in the finest crystal available

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  1. food
  2. provisions
  3. bread
  4. meat
Noun
  • Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond the supermarket, however, grocery prices will also reflect the rising cost of diesel across the entire food supply chain, starting with farmers.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of food
Noun
  • Thousands of Ukrainian deaths over this period because of too few military provisions sums it all up.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The United States should thus push everyone to reinterpret the benefit-sharing provisions in a more generous manner.
    — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of provisions
Noun
  • The long holiday weekend brings major savings on Le Creuset Dutch ovens, baking dishes, ergonomic utensils, whistling tea kettles, and cast iron bread ovens.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Cinnamon and pecans pack the breakfast or snack bread with even more flavor.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of bread
Noun
  • Once Williams got his diagnosis, all meat from mammals, even the fumes of it from a grill or gelatin on a pill, were off limits.
    — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Keep the grill going, keep slapping your meat on, and keep sending your meat my way.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of meat
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“Viands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viands. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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