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oatmeal

[oht-meel, -meel] / ˈoʊtˌmil, -ˈmil /
NOUN
rolled oats dish
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One striking example comes from 1630, when an outspoken oatmeal maker was brought before England's highest church court.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

As Boy Scouts, the twins learned to survive in the wilderness, or at least subsist on oatmeal for two days as they did once after running out of other food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Nothing compared to this,” Lanier said, reflecting on the attention to the trial, over oatmeal, toast and a Coke Zero in a downtown Los Angeles hotel the morning after the victory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Eating mostly oatmeal for just two days may significantly reduce cholesterol, according to a clinical trial from the University of Bonn published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Sure enough, at breakfast, Mama made oatmeal with spoonfuls of her scuppernong jelly, but I pushed at the bowl until Jay grabbed it and shoveled it into his mouth.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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