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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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When one happens, the ingredients will combine in a very unpleasant and bitter dish.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The whole thing went into a greased 8-inch baking dish and into the refrigerator overnight.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

You’ve said “revenge is a dish best served cold.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The ability to grow hindbrain neurons in a dish could allow scientists to study what goes wrong in these diseases with far greater precision.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Jackson hesitated, with one hand already hoisting the shepherd’s pie dish.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Her children slept in hammocks, and her “very capable cook with six assistants” served them 15 to 20 dishes a day, she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

"Hurricanes carry moisture and move ocean currents and plankton," he said, noting the consequences for seafood dishes at his restaurant Huniik, where he reimagines Mayan specialties.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Like culinary dishes, market crashes require specific ingredients: overstretched valuations, high debt levels and cash shortfalls, high volatility, rising capital costs, contagion vectors and poor shock absorbers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Mia and other once culinary-challenged students have shared the signature dishes they learned that were cheap, easy - and most importantly tasty.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Well, Katherine and I were just drying dishes and straightening up. Why don’t you come join us in the kitchen?”

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Kelly dished on the origin story of the MTV reality show that made her, her mother Sharon Osbourne and younger brother Jack Osbourne household names.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

Despite his professorial air, however, he dished up practical advice rather than academic musing, the magazine said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 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

He dribbled to the top and then dished it off to Felix, who ducked under Benji's meaty arms for an easy lay-up.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Soon after, the couple began dishing on the royal family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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

Whether its dishing out billions to build out the infrastructure to power AI, or investing in new AI products to try to improve productivity, companies are investing massive amounts of money on AI.

From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026

While I was drying my face, I saw that Mama was dishing up some oatmeal for me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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