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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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I learned to cook thinking that “finishing” a dish meant adding enough salt and pepper.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Deep dish pizza for all, but a World Series in Chicago this fall might truly require divine intervention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

If a dish isn’t well-made, diners will chuck it and load their plates with other food, breaking the tricky math of unlimited meals for one set price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

When one happens, the ingredients will combine in a very unpleasant and bitter dish.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

There was a special dish of treats for Nhamo.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Frank G. Brotz’s Kohler Electric Sink, which incorporated a motorized dishwasher into the familiar basin, promised release from the “thrice-daily drudgery” of washing dishes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Xi Jinping restaurant serves a wide range of Chinese dishes, although its menu also includes some South Korean offerings, according to screenshots shared online.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ekerdt described a woman he interviewed who had once hosted family dinners for 12 or 15 and kept enough dishes to serve everyone.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nance, a lawyer who regularly posts pictures of his favorite meat dishes on Instagram, is definitely in a minority in a heavily vegetarian movement, but says it's worth campaigning for.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

After our parents go to their room, Suzi and Dina and I finish cleaning and putting the dishes away.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

For centuries, they have dished up wine from the surrounding vineyards to wash down typically hearty central European fare.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

In his lawsuit, Cipriani alleged that, during months of on-again, off-again conversations, Shell dished sensitive information to him, including that Paramount was poised to strike a $7.7-billion deal to bring UFC fights to Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

She also dished out some tips for renovating your own space, telling fans, “You don’t have to do it all in one day. Start with the key pieces and build outward.”

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

Elwes, who stars in the new Peacock crime series “M.I.A.,” also dished about the nickname Marlon Brando gave him and what he lost in the L.A. wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

"There was more to it," the sword dished.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

That hasn’t stopped college students cramming for exams together and couples collaborating on work projects from dishing out their passwords.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

There are a host of jobs that need dishing out - like who will run committees, something which needs to be sorted between the parties.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Hari certainly understands this; she regularly posts content on how to avoid eating food grown with Roundup, dishing out advice like “buy local & ask about pesticides” and “grow your own food.”

From Salon ● May 1, 2026

Smart returned for the final two games, dishing out 17 assists while the Lakers tried to keep their offense afloat without Doncic and Reaves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

I was hungry thanks to my adventure the night before, and all I wanted was rice for some reason, but Mama was already dishing up our breakfast of steaming grits.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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