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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
that evening's chow was pretty basic because we were in a hurry
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as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there's always at least some chow in the house
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Recent Examples of chow
In addition, both groups had access to standard lab chow all day long.
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
At that moment, Americans were just waking up from a food coma induced by a decade of consuming astounding quantities of mediocre family-casual chow and realizing that cooking could be a vital part of culture.
—Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
An equal number will start dining on chow that includes the antihypertension drug captopril.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
Both groups lost interest in the more nutritious lab chow and ate very little of it.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
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Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
At that moment, Americans were just waking up from a food coma induced by a decade of consuming astounding quantities of mediocre family-casual chow and realizing that cooking could be a vital part of culture.
—Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
An equal number will start dining on chow that includes the antihypertension drug captopril.
—Bymitch Leslie, science.org, 11 Sep. 2024
Both groups lost interest in the more nutritious lab chow and ate very little of it.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chow
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Some meal kits send you premade meals, while others send ingredients paired with recipes, and a few more are grocery delivery services.Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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In the few years the two have lived together, Zarco has mainly stuck to the same four meals: beef, salmon, chicken thighs or sausage served with rice or vegetables.Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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The common signs of vision loss include bumping into objects, difficulty finding food or toys, hesitation with jumping, anxiety, clinginess, or even aggression due to vulnerability.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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While wellness and food channels are the most obvious to be impacted, other categories are seeing change.Emily Burns, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
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Other items joining the menu include: $5, $7, $9 Luxe Cravings Boxes Build Your Own Luxe Cravings Box Find your nearest Taco Bell here.Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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Not to mention his three areas of focus: fine-tuning the menu and delivering products people want, ensuring that operations run smoothly at both peak and off-peak times and staying on the cutting edge of digital and AI innovations that are transforming food service.Doug Melville, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Most of their lunches consist of a simple sandwich—two pieces of white bread with a few slices of bologna—plus an apple.Doug Melville, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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So, please, get yourself a bag of bread flour and instant yeast stocked up for this pizza crust.Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 9 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors found meat and fat residue from the previous day’s production on packaging equipment and in the product processing area.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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My dad, on the other hand, was all about hearty meals—meats and vegetables.Noel Burgess, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Chow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chow. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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