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roast

[rohst] / roʊst /
VERB
criticize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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They roast their own coffee beans and have an amazing pastry selection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

I think it’s a perfect blend of broth and roast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

As I creep through the heavy fog of Silent Hill: Townfall, I'm met by an oddly familiar sight amid the terror - a sign for a Sunday roast.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

They laid a buffet with French wine and cheeses, roast chicken, and Aggrey’s salads, one with watermelon, one with peach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It sounds farfetched, but like a roast forsaken in the oven or a rescheduled dental appointment, childbirth is one of those minor details that tends to slip the minds of most soap opera characters.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Also called a cumulonimbus flammagenitus, they can occur during volcanic eruptions or, as in this case, when a wildfire roasts the air near the ground, causing it to rise quickly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Some controversial jokes by lesser, edgy comedians fell flat but Jeff Ross, the master of roasts, held the tempo together and kept the roast moving forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

The “expectant widow” line was a morbid, vaguely risqué gag, the kind of joke that has been standard fare at the Correspondents’ Dinner and roasts for decades.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

So day by day we lingered, feasting long on roasts and wine, until a year grew fat.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

For their main course they dined on a sesame-crusted sea bass, braised bok choy and roasted eggplant.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In summer, mine is a pan of roasted red onion, red pepper, squash and eggplant, marinated while warm in olive oil, herbs and a splash of red wine vinegar.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

“The Aztec culture pervades Mexico City’s daily life today in a thousand subtle ways,” Romero says, passing me a bowl of roasted grasshoppers, a crunchy pre-Hispanic snack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above -- and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

I dined on what they called “robber steak”—bits of bacon, onion, and beef, seasoned with red pepper, and strung on sticks and roasted over the fire, in the simple style of the London cat’s meat!

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

But when I want depth, sweetness, browning and the kind of flavor that tastes like something has been cooking much longer than it actually has, I start by roasting.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

Another reason to own energy stocks may be to help compensate you for global roasting.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Officials said that several children outside in a patio area were roasting marshmallows on a device called Flikr Fire, a tabletop fireplace kit that uses rubbing alcohol for fuel and was recalled in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Much like the players, Berly Nelson felt like he was roasting in the sun at Lumen Field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Along the midway the Anti-Horse-Thief Society had a stand selling burgoo and roasting ears.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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