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tomato

[tuh-mey-toh, -mah-] / təˈmeɪ toʊ, -ˈmɑ- /


NOUN
simple fruit
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The volunteer had barely put down the tomato when a small beak poked out from a bush and dashed towards it in an abandoned garden in fire-ravaged southwest France.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Smoky, charcoal-grilled meats and fragrant wok-cooked tomato curries sizzling over an open flame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Some Ohioans were adamant that I try their state’s Johnny dish, the Johnny Marzetti, a decadent casserole with ground beef, sausage, pasta, tomato sauce and cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Enjoy a tasty tomato treat: Summer is the perfect time to enjoy tomato sandwiches—and not just because they’re delicious.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

The only math she’d need there would be for counting goats and rows of tomato plants.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis

Fifteen elephants found dead in southern Kenya outside the Amboseli National Park are suspected to have been poisoned by eating tomatoes that had been sprayed with pesticides on nearby farms.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Of all the things I expected to encounter between the heirloom tomatoes and artisanal honey, rendered animal fat marketed as skincare wasn’t one of them.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Stuff the grilled meat into charcoal-toasted pita with salata na’ameh—a finely diced Palestinian salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and herbs—plus hummus, baba ganoush and/or toum, and you’ve got a handheld feast.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

“You have to scald the tomatoes and then you smash them!”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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