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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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People stop by Amadou Gaye's shack at the market in the western town of Sukuta to use his small electric mill to grind millet for cooking porridge or the local steamed grain dish called chere.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

So I suggested lasagna, a dish I’d prepared throughout our relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

He’s an incredible player and I think everybody just brings an ingredient that we didn’t have before, so that when all the ingredients come together, it’s kind of like a masterful dish.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Rhys owns a 1939 wooden cruiser boat, which shares its name with a famous Welsh dish.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

“The brutes I was with called him Ferrandini. Do you think he knows how to make that Italian dish we ate in Mississippi?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“You’re bringing in specialty products that are taking up space and you’re training your team on these new dishes that they’re only going to be cooking two days a week.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Cats might hop onto counters and knock over dishes, so keep them out of the way, Dresser said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Victoria Owen said she had implemented a "don't waste it" rule, encouraging her children to have short showers and re-use the water after washing dishes.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Mama got up from the table and started stacking the supper dishes.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

He dished an assist to second-year forward Adou Thiero on the next possession, then knocked down his next shot, another three-pointer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

The Financial Times's Danny Leigh dished out three stars, saying it paints a "portrait of tech rendering the young both sadder and meaner".

From BBC Jun. 17, 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

The First National Bank, which had dished out loans as freely as a doctor gives out lollipops, was in grave trouble.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

“Come on in,” I yelled over my shoulder toward the door when Sherie Williams had left after dishing about Francesca’s dad’s gambling problem.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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