butter
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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
With Halloween coming up, there’s no need to worry that you won’t get any pumpkin-shaped chocolate and peanut butter candy in your trick-or-treat basket.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
It’s found in a softened honey butter alongside house-made focaccia and sourdough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
While Mr. Pinkerton was steel-eyed and sharp, Mr. Bangs was like butter.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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I love salty, earthy, nutty and bittersweet toppings, like nut butters, funky cheeses and dark chocolate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Among the few food items that survived were his handcrafted nut butters he uses for his artisanal frozen dessert and a $1,200 chunk of Parmesan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Mrs. Shainmark takes a scone and passes the plate to Mama, then butters her pastry with the thick cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Within minutes, the batter was ready, poured between buttered pans and thrown into the oven.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
I first tried a rustic version — ham and cheese tucked haphazardly among the buttered, glazed dough balls — and it was lovely in a messy, casserole-ish way.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
I knew and they knew he was saying we got to remember which side our bread is buttered on down at the store, and who is buttering it.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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“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
He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
“I don’t want to die alone, either,” he had said, buttering his toast.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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