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vegetarian

[vej-i-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən /
ADJECTIVE
plant-eating
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“I’m starting to venture into a lot of vegetarian cooking,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

In practice, though, the museum friends and the beach friends are forming opposing factions, and the vegetarian friend is hovering between malnourishment and total banishment.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Researchers examined a wide range of products commonly available to UK shoppers, including burgers, vegetarian chicken pieces, vegan sausages, and oat, almond and soy-based milks.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Like many Emersonians, the elder Alcott was a vegetarian who cherished animal welfare.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He had given me a squeaky-clean background, with dead parents, and had even taken out the fact that I had become a vegetarian.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

Despite decades of research, vitamin B12 deficiency remains common, particularly among older adults, vegans, vegetarians and people with conditions that affect absorption.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

In the same vein, if you have a decent number of vegetarians joining you, put together a separate fund for protein.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

They’re vegetarians: They eat grass, alfalfa, cassava, sweet potato, carrots, beets, and, at the zoo, a commercial feed.

From Slate May 27, 2026

At first, we hosted because it was logical: We lived between both sets of parents, and as vegetarians we wanted to be able to eat from the menu.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

“A vegetarian restaurant? Impossible. There are only four vegetarians in this country, including Doris,” Bisola said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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