barbecue

variants also barbeque

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Recent Examples of barbecue That should be expected because the best barbecue in the world is found in KC. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 Most Southerners would agree that barbecue is at the top of that list. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025 Nevertheless, the family barbecue is at least in part an attempt to bring the two sisters back together. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 State of plate: State lawmakers voted last year to make Cleveland, Tennessee's, hot slaw and Memphis barbecue state foods. Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for barbecue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barbecue
Noun
  • Despite his on-course struggles, Homa has remained a fan favorite thanks to his quick wit and unapologetic roasts on social media.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Think roast chicken, lobster in drawn butter, or a creamy mushroom risotto.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Additionally, the executive team extends invitations to employees’ families to multiple team-building functions like cookouts, paintball, and the annual corporate trip to Mexico.
    Jason Phillips, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Over the years, the offerings have expanded to include a variety of seasonings, sauces, spices, and cookout essentials.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The warm and crispy dessert fries coated in cinnamon sugar first made its debut in October 2024 before its comeback in December.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Side items include macaroni and cheese, fries, and jalapeno coleslaw.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For example, a bride and a groom who once summered in Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, may want to highlight clambake memories in one course.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Families can attend their famous weekly clambakes, take a ride on the vintage fire truck, go fishing, play foosball or life-size chess, run amuck on the playground, or take a splash in one of two outdoor heated pools.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The chain buffet restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold and holding food at improper temperatures.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Nelson’s Column, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and Whitehall’s rooftops are all laid before you like a touristic sightseeing buffet.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Barbecue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barbecue. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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