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food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal
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Recent Examples of meal
Maybe even have a sit-down meal.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Pair your primary protein with nutritious sides that offer fiber and smaller amounts of protein to round out your meal.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Pre-order your Easter meal through April 19 and pick it up between April 12-19.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
From practice to team travel to meals to his staff to recruiting, there is a plan.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Pair your primary protein with nutritious sides that offer fiber and smaller amounts of protein to round out your meal.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Pre-order your Easter meal through April 19 and pick it up between April 12-19.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2025
From practice to team travel to meals to his staff to recruiting, there is a plan.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meal
Noun
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Le Table's menu features tasty small plates with Mediterranean, Asian, and Latin American flavors in an open-air setting.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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The Beach Club also hosts the Beach Extravaganza on Thursdays throughout the season, with a smaller menu featuring seafood, steak, pasta, and more.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Choose from fluid midi skirts, like Tory Burch’s deconstructed option or Ulla Johnson’s perfectly polished A-line style, which can go from the office to a dinner out, in seconds flat.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Masters has this amazing tradition where the current champion hosts a dinner for past champions.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The president will greet Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, at 11 a.m. at the White House ahead of a bilateral meeting and lunch.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Pack a picnic lunch and eat on the grassy Common or Rose Kennedy Greenway.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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From the coaches’ offices, where there’s a live camera feed from the floor, Mulkey and Starkey watched as the team ran a perfect walkthrough.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, this manipulation occurs in product review feeds, on Discord, Instagram, and many other communication channels.—
Hod Fleishman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For those who may not be able to round up 20 friends for a wine-country repast, Valduero will host dinner for up to five guests in one of Madrid’s top restaurants, such as Charrúa, Tatel, or Ten con Ten.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Feb. 2025
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For years, Michigan losses felt like funerals and John Cooper was the caterer at the repast.—
Jason Lloyd,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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My son Philip, 33 then, and his wife Madeline drove into the yard after supper.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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From convenient weeknight supper ideas packed with flavor to pretty tablecloths and settings that will upgrade your Easter entertaining, there are bargains down every aisle of ALDI to serve up fresh inspiration around your house.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Meal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meal. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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