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melon

[mel-uhn] / ˈmɛl ən /


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Some batches are heavy on berries, some heavy on melon, but no two are the same.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Dietitian Kate Hilton says she's drinking more iced water and eating cool, hydrating foods like cucumber, tomatoes, melon and frozen smoothies.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

On a recent weekday, Gao, her husband, daughter and niece left with a cart full of snacks, including melon milk drinks and a Swiss roll cake.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

The rest of the menu is just as impressive, featuring Argentine empanadas with a variety of fillings, provoleta — a gooey roasted cheese — pastas, prosciutto served with melon, and multiple potato sides.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2025

And at the water's edge was a perfect melon slice of a beach all protected by the outer chain of sharp rocks.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Spectacular celadons in forms that imitate lotuses, gourds or melons decorated with delicate inlaid and under-carved designs demonstrate peak Goryeo dynasty craftsmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

The melons had already been freed from the vine by the cutters, farmworkers well-versed in when the fruit is ripe.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 30, 2025

Plants in the gourd family, including pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, and zucchini, are known for accumulating high levels of pollutants in their fruit.

From Science Daily Oct. 30, 2025

Born in Alicante, one of 10 children, he worked summers picking melons and watermelons to be able to afford a bicycle.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2025

Any fascination could mark a newborn: melons, rabbits, wisteria, rope, and, more than a shed snakeskin, a wild woman is the worst of all.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison




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