1
as in flesh
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
we need to go shopping; there's only enough meat in the freezer for one more dinner
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2
as in food
substances intended to be eaten
offered his guests meat and drink
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3
as in heart
the central part or aspect of something under consideration
he dances all around it without ever addressing the meat of the issue
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Recent Examples of meat
Order the prime beef entree and grill your own meat with bok choy, purple yams, gochujang aioli, ginger tamari and pickled cucumbers.
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors added, per the Republic, that Inoue had a meat cleaver with her.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Guests can choose from classics like crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo or branch out with dishes like crab meat au gratin and homemade chili.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Depending on the state, meat raffles are subject to charitable gambling laws.
—David Andreatta, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors added, per the Republic, that Inoue had a meat cleaver with her.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Guests can choose from classics like crawfish etouffee and seafood gumbo or branch out with dishes like crab meat au gratin and homemade chili.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
Depending on the state, meat raffles are subject to charitable gambling laws.
—David Andreatta, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meat
Noun
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More and more, the experience of watching Yellowjackets is like going to one of those all-you-can-eat meat buffets, the kind where servers walk around with skewers of glistening, buttery, bloody flesh and slide pieces across your plate.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Most are killed by commercial fishermen for their fins and flesh.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, the recalls did not appear to apply to the agency’s food program, which recently went though a major restructuring to better oversee essential products like infant formula and baby food.—
Matthew Perrone,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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What will the oil price be on Dec. 31, 2025? U.S. retail sales (including food) for the month of December 2024 were $730.3 billion.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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During the execution, Sigmon will be strapped to a chair, hooded, and marked with a target over his heart.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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As our hearts break for you, America, and every democracy now fighting for its life, millions of people have reached out to you in solemn solidarity.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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This mirrors Nvidia's strategy with DLSS, which has always leveraged the tensor cores found in RTX GPUs to run machine-learning models to achieve superior image quality for upscaled and AI-generated frames.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Additional core features on both guitars include multiple connectivity options — wired, 2.4GHz wireless, and Bluetooth — and an eight-button navigation hub, an analog stick for menu navigation, and a Hall-effect whammy bar for enhanced durability.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pick a Hearty Bread: These open-faced sammies need a sturdy slice of bread to hold the bacon and eggs.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2025
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Related article ‘An agenda to control you’: How climate solutions got sucked into a fevered culture war Experts say the roots of the shift toward far-right parties can be traced back years.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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But these are temporary fixes that fail to address the root cause: a healthcare system that is failing to match the supply with demand.—
Renee Hsia,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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President Trump has publicly said any peace rested on Ukraine ending its NATO ambitions and relinquishing territory seized by Moscow — in essence ceding to two key Russian demands.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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Directed by Gabriel Moses, the short film explores the essence of human connection through the rich and vibrant lens of West African culture.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
18 Feb. 2025
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Simultaneously, issues with pushing Rust code into the Linux kernel were brewing.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s a small kernel of wisdom in what Dallas did, perhaps.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meat. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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