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butter

[buht-er] / ˈbʌt ər /


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Trujillo placated the dog with peanut butter and they clambered over a wall into the Franco backyard, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The brand’s traditional bread and butter is performance running.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Once, he said, workers gave him a peanut butter sandwich instead, and the other time they had to go off-site to get another meal from their food provider.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

"They like green beans but not by themselves, so we just fry them in a little bit of butter and dip in breadcrumbs. The same with cauliflower and lots of other vegetables," she says.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Dinner was mashed plantains with butter and fried cheese, Seven’s favorite.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Serve these rolls alongside your favorite salted or flavored butters.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2025

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

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

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

Within minutes, the batter was ready, poured between buttered pans and thrown into the oven.

From Salon Jun. 14, 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

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

This, as they used to say, was the side on which her bread was buttered.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

“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

“That’s because they don’t see us as anything else,” said Javier, grabbing the other biscuit and buttering it.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro




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