: a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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Peach cobbler flavors include caramel apple cobbler, apple walnut raisin cobbler, and cherry cobbler.
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Other unusual additions include baked bananas, jalapeño jelly, cinnamon and raisins.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The whisky was aged in two different types of sherry casks—Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso—which gives it a substantial mouthfeel and notes of raisin, fig, caramel, and molasses on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
This is a man who would never ruin a kugel by putting raisins in it!
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Gary Stern, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Other unusual additions include baked bananas, jalapeño jelly, cinnamon and raisins.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The whisky was aged in two different types of sherry casks—Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso—which gives it a substantial mouthfeel and notes of raisin, fig, caramel, and molasses on the palate.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
This is a man who would never ruin a kugel by putting raisins in it!
—Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Raisin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raisin. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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raisin
noun
rai·sin
ˈrāz-ᵊn 
: a grape usually rich in sugar that has been dried
Geographical Definition
Raisin
geographical name
Rai·sin
ˈrā-zᵊn
river about 115 miles (185 kilometers) long in southeastern Michigan flowing into Lake Erie
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