: having a core of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
a balsa-cored deck
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Set the cored lemon on a plate, and mush the inside with a fork.
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Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
Lately there has been increasing interest in smaller devices with a more spherical shape, like a cored apple.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
Massive cored galaxies often sit in the centers of galaxy clusters.
—Erika K. Carlson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2019
But a spherical torus like NSTX resembles a cored apple.
—Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 6 Feb. 2020
Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 small fennel bulb, quartered, cored, and chopped
2 zucchini, chopped
8 oz.
—Laura Washburn, House Beautiful, 23 Jan. 2013
Ramp up the oven to 450° and put 4 large, cored tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet/casserole thing for 35-ish minutes, until their skin is browned.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 2 Feb. 2018
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Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
Lately there has been increasing interest in smaller devices with a more spherical shape, like a cored apple.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
Massive cored galaxies often sit in the centers of galaxy clusters.
—Erika K. Carlson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2019
But a spherical torus like NSTX resembles a cored apple.
—Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 6 Feb. 2020
Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 small fennel bulb, quartered, cored, and chopped
2 zucchini, chopped
8 oz.
—Laura Washburn, House Beautiful, 23 Jan. 2013
Ramp up the oven to 450° and put 4 large, cored tomatoes on a rimmed baking sheet/casserole thing for 35-ish minutes, until their skin is browned.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 2 Feb. 2018
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“Cored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cored. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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