as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables
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Recent Examples of flesh
The flesh is dead, but the mind lives on in a character called The Wheel of Fate.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Too much rain can cause a pumpkin to grow too quickly, cracking its flesh open, which would disqualify it from competition.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Combining the natural antioxidants in kiwi flesh with the extra fiber in the skin can help get things moving and keep them moving.
—Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The balloon’s string, still attached to a radio transmitter, had gouged into the bird’s flesh—fracturing bones, killing tissues and cutting off circulation to the bird’s feet.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Too much rain can cause a pumpkin to grow too quickly, cracking its flesh open, which would disqualify it from competition.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Combining the natural antioxidants in kiwi flesh with the extra fiber in the skin can help get things moving and keep them moving.
—Sarah Scott, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
The balloon’s string, still attached to a radio transmitter, had gouged into the bird’s flesh—fracturing bones, killing tissues and cutting off circulation to the bird’s feet.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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