cream cheese

noun

: a mild soft unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream

Examples of cream cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Room temperature cream cheese: For the smoothest filling, make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature before beginning. Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 3 June 2024 Schreiber Foods, which manufactured the spreads, issued a voluntary recall for the products and said on May 7 it was informed by a supplier that an ingredient used in several cream cheese spread formulas has the potential to contain salmonella, USA TODAY reported. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024 Grocery stores Aldi and Hy-Vee have issued recalls of cream cheese due to potential salmonella contamination. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 15 May 2024 Schreiber Foods, which manufactured the spreads, said May 7 it was informed by one of its suppliers that an ingredient used in several cream cheese spread formulas has the potential to contain salmonella. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cream cheese 

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Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cream cheese was in 1583

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“Cream cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20cheese. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

cream cheese

noun
: a soft white cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream

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