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comestible

[kuh-mes-tuh-buhl] / kəˈmɛs tə bəl /


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Pizza then exploded in popularity after the Second World War when returning servicemen brought home a seemingly universal passion for the tasty comestible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

But what happens when those scouts find a comestible motherlode?

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2024

She concocted an ideal Sunday itinerary in which her cravings would guide her on a crosstown comestible spree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

She'll often riff on nostalgic flavors, like the Hawaiian Hurricane Popcorn she grew up eating, toying with the idea that the butter mochi itself is a comestible link to childhood comfort.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2021

He was ‘mould-runner’ to a ‘muffin-maker,’ a muffin being not a comestible but a small plate, fashioned by its maker on a mould.

From Clayhanger by Arnold Bennett

Pretty much the only comestibles in stock are bags of candy and jars of baby food, which makes Jeffrey one of the first screen criminals to fret about tooth decay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

I’d think as I read yet another snarky paean to Fairway, another article on how to survive air travel on those harrowing flights to Italy with a few gourmet comestibles.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2022

In 2019 or 2020, Newmaster became a science adviser to Purity-IQ, a startup that, like Tru-ID, aims to certify the ingredients of foods, herbs, wine, cannabis, and other comestibles.

From Science Magazine ● Feb. 1, 2022

People usually throw tortillas for the simple fact that they can — and because tortillas, unlike other comestibles used for food fights, are cheap and plentiful and fly far.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2021

He throws his hands—with my comestibles still in them—into the air.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone


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