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
Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds.
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Importantly, the rogue narrative of sharks gaining a taste for human flesh pre-dated Jaws, and was invented largely by an Australian surgeon, Sir Victor Coppleson, in the 1950s.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
For fish, cook to 145°F or until the flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork, according to safe cooking temperature charts from the CDC and USDA.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
Importantly, the rogue narrative of sharks gaining a taste for human flesh pre-dated Jaws, and was invented largely by an Australian surgeon, Sir Victor Coppleson, in the 1950s.
—Chris Pepin-Neff, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
For fish, cook to 145°F or until the flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork, according to safe cooking temperature charts from the CDC and USDA.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 May 2025
The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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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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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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