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cantaloupe

[kan-tl-ohp] / ˈkæn tlˌoʊp /
NOUN
muskmelon
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A farmworker directs Times Staff Writer Brittny Mejia, who joined the crew to harvest watermelons and, the following week, cantaloupe.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2025

I wouldn’t have chosen cantaloupe as the fruit to go to in my morning, but it turns out cantaloupe is pretty darn good.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

I wondered how it was possible to capture the essence of green apple or cantaloupe in the form of a tiny, plastic-y candy.

From Salon May 8, 2024

Health officials are warning consumers, retailers and restaurants not to buy, eat or serve cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.

From Seattle Times Dec. 15, 2023

Well, I have, and that’s why I hate cantaloupe.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

In the three months of harvest that brought them together, they endured six-day workweeks, picking mini watermelons and cantaloupes in summer temperatures that sometimes topped 100 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2025

There are countless wonderful boulders the size of extra-large watermelons, cantaloupes and grapefruit.

From Seattle Times May 27, 2024

Grocery stores across the United States recalled cantaloupes in early December after discovering that whole and pre-sliced portions of the fruit were responsible for illnesses—and two deaths—across 34 states.

From National Geographic Dec. 8, 2023

Other companies recalling cantaloupes are CG Dallas, Sofi Produce/Trufresh, Vinyard Fruit and Vegetable Company, as well as Aldi grocer, which recalled cantaloupe, cut cantaloupes and pineapple spears with best by dates between Oct.

From Salon Nov. 27, 2023

Climbing out of the truck, Rosaleen asked if we could have one of his cantaloupes for our supper.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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