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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
that evening's chow was pretty basic because we were in a hurry
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there's always at least some chow in the house
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Recent Examples of chow
Another group was fed a diet consisting of normal rat chow.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
For The Times) Panda Inn is where beef and broccoli, mountains of fat, chewy chow fun slick with soy and sizzling soup are all the apotheosis of the Chinese American stalwarts.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Finish it off by serving with a slice of cornbread, chow-chow, and maybe even potatoes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025
For The Times) Panda Inn is where beef and broccoli, mountains of fat, chewy chow fun slick with soy and sizzling soup are all the apotheosis of the Chinese American stalwarts.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Finish it off by serving with a slice of cornbread, chow-chow, and maybe even potatoes.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chow
Noun
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Scorpios' restaurant welcomes diners for long meals, alfresco.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Each of 75 winners will get 12 months of deals including free meals, breakfast items and shakes – about $480 worth of deals.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
Noun
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All food and drink, though, has to be in nondisposable containers.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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The abundance of delicious foods that fill up a Southern table is an embarrassment of riches, especially in the summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
Noun
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At Desa Potato Head, included breakfast buffets shifted to à la carte menus.—
Jen Rose Smith,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
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Think $2 pizza slices on Tuesdays, happy hour menus with food items, or restaurants where kids eat free with an adult meal.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
27 May 2025
Noun
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For this summer’s installment, the city will accept food scraps only, including fruits, vegetables, pastas, breads, crackers and cereals.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Some people started eating more rice after prices of bread and noodles rose when the Russia-Ukraine war pushed wheat prices higher.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The fragrant smoke from the various meats cooking low-and-slow is a signal that David’s BBQ is legit.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Just warm up the pre-sliced meat on the stove, and then stack it up high.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Chow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chow. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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