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barbecue

[bahr-bi-kyoo] / ˈbɑr bɪˌkju /
NOUN
meal cooked on grill
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VERB
cook outside, usually on a grill
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A “wingman” sauces the meat in a medley of flavors, from lemon pepper to hickory smoked barbecue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

An outdoor kitchen and barbecue area are also perfectly-suited for hosting.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

After bowling, we typically end up at any one of our favorite Korean barbecue restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

I love a barbecue smoked-tofu wrap with shredded red cabbage and corn relish, or a bánh mì-inspired sandwich with crunchy vegetables.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Why can’t Apa barbecue and ask Uhmma if she needs any help?

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

What started as garden barbecues gradually grew into a way of bringing people together, particularly members of Bristol's black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Chapters nationwide offer barbecues, beach days, run clubs, happy hours, karaoke, prom nights and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Sample some new snacks: Summer barbecues are rife with potato-chip mediocrity.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

An emergency alert issued on Friday evening urged people not to start fires, including disposable barbecues, firepits, garden incinerators or fireworks.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Moving clockwise, we encounter the determinedly sexless Russ and Bobbie Brooks lines, seemingly aimed at pudgy fourth-grade teachers with important barbecues to attend.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Frank barbecued ribs in the yard, his mom served birria with rice and beans, and some 50 friends and classmates showed up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Orion wares include 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee, barbecued beef brisket and five types of hot sauce.

From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026

So we barbecued some hot dogs and just hung out in one of the guys’ backyard with a couple of guitars on a picnic bench ... and we wrote “Lay Me Down.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2025

One of them approaches a vendor selling barbecued strips of yak meat.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

Last Memorial Day, Daddy barbecued on our tiny balcony, and Mama fussed at him the whole time about charcoal grills not being allowed.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

"I can combine barbecuing with my previous work experience, which will be an advantage for me," Xu said after attending a class on editing videos for Douyin -- China's version of TikTok.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

“And my other favorite time is sunset in the upper bedroom or downstairs barbecuing something outdoors. The views really are spectacular.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

In recent days, videos have circulated on social media showing Ukrainians barbecuing in snowy yards and dancing to keep warm in the face of continued power cuts and freezing temperatures.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026

The rest of the section, which included anodyne listicles about summer activities, barbecuing, and photography, soon attracted additional scrutiny.

From Slate ● May 21, 2025

We'd spend the days swimming, barbecuing, and brainstorming sketch ideas we would later put on video for posterity.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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