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Recent Examples of barbecue
There are homemade cookies, pastries and fudge, pickled quail eggs, candied jalapenos, barbecue spices and sauces, and walls of beef jerky and candy.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
For less adventurous palates, there will be barbecue and funnel cake vendors among about 30.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Apart from backyard barbecues, road trips, lake trips and the plethora of other activities on many people’s day off work, some restaurants are offering deals and specials to observe the holiday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Pre-orders can be placed ready for when the speaker starts shipping on June 22, in time for all those summer barbecue parties.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
For less adventurous palates, there will be barbecue and funnel cake vendors among about 30.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
Apart from backyard barbecues, road trips, lake trips and the plethora of other activities on many people’s day off work, some restaurants are offering deals and specials to observe the holiday.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Pre-orders can be placed ready for when the speaker starts shipping on June 22, in time for all those summer barbecue parties.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
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Every Christmas my Grandma makes the most incredible Goan-spiced roast mutton.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Mains hover between €30 and €40; a highlight is the roast chicken, which might come with a cream sauce and morels in winter or oyster mushrooms dressed in persillade (an herby garlic and parsley oil) in summer.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The storm has New Englanders preparing for a messy couple of days during a time of year usually reserved for sunshine and cookouts.—
Isabella O’Malley,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Every good cookout needs a full table of Southern sides, like savory collard greens, classic summer succotash, and creamy potato salad.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Sides are textbook bistro: fries, mashed potatoes, or green beans.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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Its menu includes the 8oz Trump Cheeseburger and the 16oz Trump Tower, both with fries, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and Trump Sauce.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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For instance, the ballroom at Bell Works New Jersey can be booked for galas and weddings, and a sprawling rooftop deck provides a scenic milieu for outdoor corporate clambakes and private throngs.—
Jeffrey Steele,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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The device startles seals hanging around salmon run obstacles and drives them away from the buffet.—
Cheryl Katz,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
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Choose from the extensive breakfast or lunch buffet, or order a la carte.—
Noelle Salmi,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2025
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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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