as in dinner
the first meal of the day
a big/good/hearty breakfast
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Recent Examples of breakfast
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Creole cream cheese was a staple of the New Orleans breakfast table.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, the change is likely to affect your breakfast and baking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Plenty more pancake options are available as a part of the restaurant's signature pancake platters, including blueberry, pecan, chocolate chip, cinnamon spiced apples and country peach, and this filling breakfast dish also includes a choice of bacon or sausage as well as eggs cooked to order.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
An adjacent dining area connects to the pink and mint-green kitchen, which is outfitted with marble countertops, vintage-style appliances, and a breakfast nook with an integrated table and bench seating.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2025
Creole cream cheese was a staple of the New Orleans breakfast table.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025
Instead, the change is likely to affect your breakfast and baking.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breakfast
Noun
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Soon after, Natalie and Andrew met the journalists for dinner to give their version of the story.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Nominees for the 97th Academy Awards gathered Tuesday night at the Academy Museum for a dinner and to keep up the annual tradition of taking a class photo of the year’s contenders.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Prior to the dance, children lunched on chicken chow mein, egg rolls and rice.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Facing widespread accusations of election fraud, the regime lunched an unprecedented wave of violent crackdowns that landed more than 2,000 people in prison, including opposition politicians, human rights activists and journalists.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The fundraiser featured a buffet dinner and dessert station, as well as photo ops.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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As always, a buffet of delicious mysteries awaits us: What’s with the active shooter?—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Pandas and Tasty Bamboo There are over 1,000 species of bamboo, though pandas only snack on about 25 of them.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
27 Feb. 2025
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Stone posed for photographers (and snacked on a bucket of popcorn) while wearing a custom red, floor-length Louis Vuitton gown, which had two pockets filled with the treat as well.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The weather is also wonderful during tulip season, so more time can be spent outdoors exploring, enjoying an al fresco supper or evening strolls.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2025
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This supper comes together in under an hour and is great to serve with rice or mashed potatoes for scooping up all of the extra gravy.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The union contracts will be presented for approval by the board at the March board meeting.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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One of the county board of commissioners’ goals is to build more attainable housing, Interim Appraiser Endicott noted during her presentation.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Perfumer Céline Barel blended Roman chamomile and cardamom with green magnolia leaf and light geranium to a result that’s more akin to a floral tea blend than a giftable bouquet.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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Cathay celebrates its roots with plenty of Asian favorites to choose from, including Hong Kong–style milk tea, egg tarts, and noodle soups.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While regular yogurt consumption of two servings per week or more wasn’t associated with lower colorectal cancer risk in general, it was linked with a 20% lower risk of the Bifidobacterium-positive type.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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This versatile set includes a half-sheet pan, an eighth-sheet pan (great for roasting or reheating one to two servings), a cooling rack, a loaf pan, a square cake pan, and a muffin/cupcake pan.—
Carrie Honaker,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breakfast. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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