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roast

[rohst] / roʊst /
VERB
criticize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Arby’s has looked to move past its reputation as the home of roast beef, most recently introducing limited-time chicken cheesesteaks to its menu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 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

As the German political theorist Werner Sombart wrote in 1906, in America “all socialist utopias came to nothing on roast beef and apple pie.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I like roast beef and mashed potatoes with homemade gravy and...hmm...carrots? No. Peas. No. Carrots.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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

Netflix has also done live comedy specials, roasts and late-night talk with comedian John Mulaney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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

One portion roasts down into a dense, jewel-toned ribbon to layer between the yogurt.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

The city rulers encouraged and rewarded the workforce during construction and maintenance of the mound by staging celebratory roasts of fish and achira root right on the worksite.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 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’d still love to invite her and Nolan and even Oates to a banquet of wine and roasted fowl and have a blast agreeing to disagree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“I can’t stay here anymore,” she said as she feasted on bananas and roasted yams by the fire.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Tanden willingly participates in the roasting, and as a woman of color, she’s destined to be on the brunt end of the internet, but as far as she’s concerned, it’s all been worth it.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

With roasting summer heat reaching 95 degrees, event organizers set up misting fans and cooling buses to serve as a haven for festivalgoers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Their itinerary included roasting marshmallows, competing in potato-sack races and building human pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The smell of roasting wood wafted out into the room.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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