: a meal usually taken late in the morning that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch
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If these weddings also include welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, receptions, and farewell brunches, these dresses starting at $9 will work for those events, too.
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Miles Walls, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The restaurant does take reservations for brunch from 7 to 9 a.m., and again from 1 to 3 p.m., but folks looking to dine between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. will need to join the waitlist on Yelp or call ahead to avoid a wait.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the menu at Linette’s, The Dunlin’s signature brunch and dinner restaurant, delivers.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, January 19, the day before the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, Spotify hosted a brunch featuring high-profile podcasters Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro, country singer Riley Green, and others, Bloomberg reports.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
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Miles Walls, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The restaurant does take reservations for brunch from 7 to 9 a.m., and again from 1 to 3 p.m., but folks looking to dine between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. will need to join the waitlist on Yelp or call ahead to avoid a wait.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, the menu at Linette’s, The Dunlin’s signature brunch and dinner restaurant, delivers.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, January 19, the day before the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, Spotify hosted a brunch featuring high-profile podcasters Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro, country singer Riley Green, and others, Bloomberg reports.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Brunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brunch. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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brunch
noun
: a late breakfast, an early lunch, or a combination of the two
Etymology
breakfast and lunch
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