as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe
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Recent Examples of tripe
However, raw tripe or tripe that has not been cleaned well can contain disease-causing organisms, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli).21
While tripe is typically cooked for human consumption, raw pet foods may contain raw (green) tripe.
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Raw tripe is untreated and may be more likely to have cross-contamination.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
The new culinary wave began about 10 years ago, going beyond bouillabaisse and pieds paquets (stewed lamb’s feet and tripe).
—Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024
Felicity Blunt’s odd way of making potatoes and the time Meryl Streep dug into a plate of tripe sausage that apparently looked a lot like a horse phallus.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
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Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Raw tripe is untreated and may be more likely to have cross-contamination.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
The new culinary wave began about 10 years ago, going beyond bouillabaisse and pieds paquets (stewed lamb’s feet and tripe).
—Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024
Felicity Blunt’s odd way of making potatoes and the time Meryl Streep dug into a plate of tripe sausage that apparently looked a lot like a horse phallus.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripe
Noun
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Ricotta Ricotta is a soft, moist, and sweet cheese.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Crumble in the blue cheese, then add the corn mixture and toss to combine.—
Scott Clark,
Saveur,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other hot zones to hone in on: your junk drawer, your coffee-mug collection, and toy bins in your kid’s room.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2025
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The pictures depict a squalid living space, with junk strewn across furniture and floors throughout the home.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The site was first excavated beginning in 1995, and in 2018, scientists began collecting, analyzing and radiocarbon dating fossils unearthed from El Gigante rubbish piles.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Last year, a dumpster diver in Hudson, New York, stumbled upon an extraordinary find: An 18th-century pen-and-ink sketch by English portraitist George Romney was hidden amid the rubbish.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripe. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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