soft serve
noun
variants
or soft-serve
: a smooth semisolid ice cream that contains less milk fat than regular ice cream and is made in and dispensed from a freezer in which it is aerated and continuously churned
—often used before another noun
soft-serve ice cream
a soft-serve machine
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Guests can bring coolers to the park for picnic lunches, and there’s lots of snack shacks, too, serving theme park fare like pizza, chicken tenders, funnel cakes, and soft-serve ice cream.
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The name comes from the menu’s 16 soft-serve flavors (with 50-plus toppings and sauces).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Along with updating the patio, the couple have have expanded the variety of fresh food served there with hamburgers, hot sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Oh, and then a made-to-order crepe station, and a soft-serve ice cream machine.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Last year, one of L.A.’s most popular smashburger operations expanded from Santa Monica to Studio City, its bright orange-and-red building a beacon for short rib smash burgers, dipped soft-serve cones and tallow fries.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
My mom was particularly partial to the chocolate soft-serve ice cream.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
After a day on the beach, pineapple soft-serve ice cream is a must.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Baltimore native and Terps basketball star has signed an NIL endorsement deal with Dairy Queen, maker of ice cream treats, including its iconic soft-serve Blizzards, according to a report Thursday in Cllct.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The name comes from the menu’s 16 soft-serve flavors (with 50-plus toppings and sauces).
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2025
Along with updating the patio, the couple have have expanded the variety of fresh food served there with hamburgers, hot sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Oh, and then a made-to-order crepe station, and a soft-serve ice cream machine.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Last year, one of L.A.’s most popular smashburger operations expanded from Santa Monica to Studio City, its bright orange-and-red building a beacon for short rib smash burgers, dipped soft-serve cones and tallow fries.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
My mom was particularly partial to the chocolate soft-serve ice cream.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
After a day on the beach, pineapple soft-serve ice cream is a must.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The Baltimore native and Terps basketball star has signed an NIL endorsement deal with Dairy Queen, maker of ice cream treats, including its iconic soft-serve Blizzards, according to a report Thursday in Cllct.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Soft serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20serve. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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