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Recent Examples of lunches
Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunches
Noun
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This, too, began as a pop-up, with Baik hosting dinners inside his parents’ Koreatown restaurant, Kobawoo House.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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High schoolers regularly volunteer to unload trucks for the local senior center and help set up dinners at the Knights of Columbus.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here revelers can soak up the sun, nibble on snacks from Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s J&G Grill (which houses a decadent 13,000-bottle wine cellar), or take in the panorama of the mountains above or the scene at the multilevel heated pool below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Doerfler recommends setting aside one or two days each week to wash and cut produce for meal prep and snacks.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Travel and Leisure magazine has ranked Blue Bonnet Cafe among the top 100 breakfasts in the country.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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War in Iran CPAC — part political rally and part party and trade show — includes three days of speakers, networking breakfasts, faith worship services and cocktail and cigar receptions.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Each has a meltdown worthy of a telenovela, messes with the crime scene and hours later the police are called.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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In Lost Lambs, the internet sabotages a family in much the same way that Napoleon messes things up for the Bezukhovs in Tolstoy’s War and Peace.—
Gideon Leek,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Members are treated to monthly luncheons with entertainment, programs and educational speakers.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Tea sandwiches are a hallmark of Southern luncheons.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, the additives in bubbled and bottled teas undermine tea's natural benefits.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Mar. 2026
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Drinks include soft drinks, fruit teas and boba tea lattes, as well as a full bar serving draft beer, cocktails and NA beverages.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are no hulking buffets or elbow-throwing brunch lines either; meals are seated, elegant and made to order, from Maine lobster pasta to seared foie gras and sashimi salads.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Milwaukee-area restaurants offer brunch buffets, prix fixe menus, casual and formal dining.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
23 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lunches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunches. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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