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butter

[buht-er] / ˈbʌt ər /


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It will not noticeably change the reading on a bathroom scale, and it would not affect how much peanut butter is required to produce a 16-ounce container.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Tatiana, the Afro-Caribbean restaurant at New York’s Lincoln Center, is one of the toughest reservations in the city, thanks in part to dishes like tender Wagyu short rib and head-on shrimp drenched in Creole butter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

It’s found in a softened honey butter alongside house-made focaccia and sourdough.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

Then the question becomes: What’s the point of retirement savings if you have more when you die than when you started retirement, and meanwhile you’re living on peanut butter and jelly?

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Putty noses, horsehair wigs, and phony accents were his bread and butter, so to speak.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Try making your nut butters from scratch before adding in the chia seeds.

From Salon Mar. 31, 2026

Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Specialty brands of compound and flavored butters are being sold for $20 each and $60 per bundle.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2025

“I can’t figure why you’d want to paint the cabinets, but whatever butters your biscuit.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

Roll it out cinnamon-roll style, spread with cream cheese, Parmesan, herbs and hot giardiniera, then coil, slice and nestle the spirals together in a buttered skillet.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

It’s a concept that works just as well in October as it does on a sticky July evening, with the curtains drawn, the popcorn buttered and a camp classic flickering on the screen.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2025

One of the few veggies I would eat was cauliflower, and Gay smiled whenever I gobbled it down with either buttered bread crumbs or a cheddar cheese sauce.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2025

Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.

From Washington Times Nov. 17, 2023

They don’t have to stop buttering their bread, just pay a little more for it.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2023

"Gravy on the turkey" was what she called it when someone was buttering her up.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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