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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkju /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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STRONGEST


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Consuming a few hundred acres, the fire in the Hürtgen Forest, western Germany, was a mere barbecue compared with the conflagrations that have recently threatened Mediterranean tourist spots and burned swaths of Canadian forest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

It also featured Moroccan sinks, a pool and spa, a stone fire pit, and a barbecue area.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The i Paper also leads on the barbecue ban "to stop new UK wildfires".

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Describing Britain as "a tinderbox" with 37 blazes nationwide on Friday, the prime minister warned against lighting fires outdoors, as the government introduced a ban on selling disposable barbecue equipment.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

I think that maybe lunch is some secret component of our final score because there is no higher achievement for a southern woman than the ability to eat barbecue and walk away stain free.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Hosted at King Charles III’s private estate in Aberdeenshire, the vacation is normally a time for the wider royal clan to get together, decompress, have barbecues and go hunting, away from the public eye.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

An emergency alert issued on Friday evening urged people not to start fires, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The second-year running back has made it a priority to get close with linemen by talking more and going to their barbecues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Andy Burnham has said the government is considering a ban on disposable barbecues amid increased wildfire risk driven by this summer's droughts.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

There had been many barbecues with the driveway lined with cars and a troop of chauffeurs under the palm trees exchanging news and gossip.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.

From Barron's Apr. 4, 2026

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2025

Later, when the other Japanese families arrived, we ate all night long: salted rice balls, fish cakes, rice crackers, rice candies, and barbecued chicken.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 27, 2026

But that didn’t stop him from sharing an “EXCLUSIVE” video last week that showed African immigrants in Dayton … barbecuing chicken.

From Slate Sep. 25, 2024

As you explain in the book, barbecuing and grilling are not the same thing.

From Salon May 30, 2024

We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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