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a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a breaded veal cutlet

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Recent Examples of cutlet Stop by Carmella’s Market, an authentic Italian corner store, for oversize meatball or chicken cutlet subs ($10 to $13) and picnic in Piers Park for the stunning skyline views across the harbor. Jenna Russell, New York Times, 4 July 2024 Rito prefers a cast-iron skillet for frying and likes to keep the cutlets near the edges. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 1 Oct. 2024 Spread Parmesan mixture on chicken cutlets: Spread the Parmesan mixture evenly on top of each piece of chicken. Kermilia White, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024 The owners tell Axios that the stack of crispy chicken, Provolone, Caesar dressing, pickles and chips — on special again next week — is a bestseller, selling the shop out of bread and chicken cutlets. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cutlet 
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Noun
  • The same goes for frozen meals, casseroles, soups, stews and cakes, pies and pastries with custard or cheese fillings.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • During Christmas, these culprits were in abundance, but cakes, bread and booze weren't the only things to blame.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Even haters of the Golden Arches might find charms in He’s project, whose page edges are colored so that the book, when closed, looks like an abstraction of a Big Mac: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame seed bun.
    Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • McDonald’s briefly pulled Quarter Pounders from 3,000 U.S. stores as a result of the outbreak, then narrowed that to 900 stores once testing had pinpointed onions — and not hamburger patties — as the likely source of E. coli.
    Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The menu includes Bananas Foster pancakes, chicken and waffles, a bacon, cheddar and swiss burger, Cajun butter shrimp and salmon croquettes.
    Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Nearby in an historic old home at Old Stone Grill and Bar, croquettes of dasheen—a local provision similar to a yam—is a favorite on the island.
    Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2023

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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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