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puree

[pyoo-ray, -ree, pyoor-ay] / pjʊˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˈpjʊər eɪ /
VERB
make into paste
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You can also make a puree using two parts oil to one part garlic.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

In the course of the 20th century, tomatoes became ubiquitous enough in Egyptian cuisine to make “salsa” a usual word for sauce and, more specifically, tomato puree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

"Disrespect the s**t out of vegetables. Beat them up. Blister them. Puree them. Add tons of chili, vinegars, sweet stuff. Throw in something ridiculous you love. You like pepperoni pizza? Cool, puree pepperoni with vegetables."

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

The new FDA guidance comes more than a year after lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon puree sickened more than 560 children in the U.S. between October 2023 and April 2024, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

And the lives of these old black women were synthesized in their eyes—a puree of tragedy and humor, wickedness and serenity, truth and fantasy.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison




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