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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

Greetings were exchanged between Mr. Johnson and this distinguished comestible.

From The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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

It’s no small feat that Irie has managed to make the commingling of comestibles and combustibles feel so normal and so seamless, especially given how logistically challenging it was to pull off the location.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2023

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

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

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone




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