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cookout

[kook-aut] / ˈkʊkˌaʊt /
NOUN
barbecue
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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The cookout on Cimarron Street is another opportunity, and he’s determined not to waste it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Danny Palumbo recommends the best snacks to enliven your cookout.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

I wanted something that still felt unmistakably like the macaroni salad you’d pile onto a paper plate at a backyard cookout, just with a little more lift.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

The bill will be 9.4% higher than last year’s holiday cookout, according to Datasembly, a company that collects prices for retailers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Not at my first-ever Third of July cookout.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

It’s sweet, tangy, and pickley—the perfect complement to backyard cookouts.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Those hosting cookouts this Memorial Day weekend should prepare to spend more than they did last year, as the cost of barbecue essentials has skyrocketed.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

These groups organised local community events, such as charity drives, cookouts and political discussions, before switching to full-time campaigning.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

I think people will be very bored with screen time in 20 years, so we will have moved back to fishing, reading books, gardening, playing real guitars and pianos, taking walks, and enjoying family cookouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

It was no use selling 8800 since kinfolk from Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were now moving in, and on most days, they gathered on the sidewalks and the porches for gossip and cookouts.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi




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