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pickle

[pik-uhl] / ˈpɪk əl /


VERB
preserve fruit or vegetable
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I like this recipe in particular because if the farmers market has otherwise failed you, there is a decent chance the pickle table has not.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

On a trip to Cape Cod last summer, one of my friends made our group pickle lemonade—we’re all begging her to make it again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Magazine’s summer intern Olivia Hau looked into why retailers have reached peak pickle.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

“Am I going to buy it because I want to bathe in a pickle? No,” said Lucas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Audrey nabbed a bag of spicy dill pickle potato chips and opened it, pushing the bag between us on the counter.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

The official Telegram account on X posted a photo Wednesday morning of Durov giving the middle finger over a heaping plate of pickles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

For example, "I love pickles. I know that if I eat too many pickles I'm gonna feel ill."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The second round is usually a little softer, a little less punchy than the original pickles, but still deeply useful.

From Salon May 28, 2026

Apparently, the family name had originally been Pickleman, because they made pickles.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

"We have ham, pickled garlic, tahini, and stinky tofu and liquor. Just below my office is a shop whose speciality is vodka, foie gras and apple in one scoop," says Yan.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

For this cold noodle dish from Gu Grocery, blend toasted sesame seeds with soy sauce, rice vinegar, pickled mustard greens, and orange zest and juice for maximum flavor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

I like sprucing up my ramen with fresh bok choy, baby corn, spinach and pickled red onions.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

The Order: The open-face bagel sandwich with whitefish salad, mustard, pickled peppers and dill combines classic flavors with contemporary style.

From The Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026

While she was still a pickled onion ready to drop me off at the nearest orphan home, there were moments when I found Aunt Kitty amazing.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Still, I thought Klapper might tell me to stop pickling, but he didn’t.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

While drying or pickling might preserve its taste, photography best preserves its beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

"My life changed just from pickling a cucumber," Maddi Neye-Swift told the BBC as she picked up her award for food creator of the year.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2024

This means you’ll have lots of peppers available for canning, pickling and serving roasted and stuffed to large groups of guests.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

Or indeed, having been so luckily preserved, what good had her pickling accomplished for either herself or the world?

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson




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