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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkju /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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An hour later, smoke is billowing out of a backyard barbecue while the tiny kitchen is a riot of brightly colored peppers, vegetables and spices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

An outdoor kitchen and barbecue area are also perfectly-suited for hosting.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

There was a spot off of La Cienega here called Woo Lae Oak that was a high-end Korean barbecue spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

I love a barbecue smoked-tofu wrap with shredded red cabbage and corn relish, or a bánh mì-inspired sandwich with crunchy vegetables.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

I threw my arms around Big Ma, happy that we’d be eating barbecue in late October when Big Ma only smoked and barbecued meat in the summer.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

What started as garden barbecues gradually grew into a way of bringing people together, particularly members of Bristol's black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Around that time, he took on the role of grill master at the offensive line barbecues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

And I haven’t even gotten to the fantasy talk, which turns otherwise delightful conversationalists into bores you need to avoid at office functions and weekend barbecues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Adults cook dinner over bowl-shaped barbecues or chat with neighbors across their low fences.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

I’ll always prefer Mom’s barbecued chicken, fried chicken and French fries, but I have branched out, trying an array of new, relatively tamer foods, ranging from albacore tuna to zucchini.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

The shoot takes place in a festive, picnic atmosphere of barbecued chicken, water ice and frolicking children.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

Dorothy Westerinen celebrated the Fourth of July the way she usually does, by barbecuing and hanging out around the pool with her wife and close friends.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.

From Slate ● May 21, 2025

We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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