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pickle

[pik-uhl] / ˈpɪk əl /


VERB
preserve fruit or vegetable
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Soon a group of curious animals gathers to ask the pickle questions both practical and philosophical.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

In Sabina Hahn’s spare, watercolor illustrations, the pickle is a burnished emerald green with round eyes and no mouth—which makes it all the more remarkable when it begins to speak.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The quick-pickled herbs are blended with Greek yogurt, good mayonnaise, olive oil, lemon juice and, because we’re fully committing to the bit, an actual dill pickle or two.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

Then I remembered a Green Goddess recipe I’d made years ago that called for a generous splash of dill pickle brine.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

He walked among the giant cement pickle vats to find a place to Think in.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

And she includes two pickles, which are packed with electrolytes from the sodium in the brine and traces of potassium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Some enjoy a gingery khichuri alongside yogurt and pickles.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

“Frankfurters, sour pickles, strawberry jam,” shouted Officer Shrift from his chair.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

Chamoy similarly comes from Asia through pickled plums, particularly China via the Philippines.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Maybe it’s a drizzle of special vinegar, a pat of cultured butter softening into gloss or a tangle of pickled vegetables with just enough bite.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

For most of human history, the diet was a prisoner of the seasons and dictated by whatever could be smoked, pickled, salted or buried in a dark cellar.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

Smaller ones for the things that make a meal feel finished: bacon bits, pickled onions, a sauce you made earlier in the week and forgot about until you needed it.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

“A pickled carrot sandwich, preferably made with wholemeal bread, is a fine sustainer for an energetic child!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Tools are scattered throughout the studio, including a plumber’s torch for melting glass, crockpots for pickling and a dental tool she uses to stamp her logo, VM, short for Verre Modern, onto her ceramics.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2024

This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

“Holmes’ idea was evidently to guard his remains in every way from scientific enterprise, from the pickling vat and the knife,” the Public Ledger reported.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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