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cheesy

[chee-zee] / ˈtʃi zi /


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A single bunch of greens can be folded into beans, piled onto toast or wilted through cheesy rice.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Taco Bell’s Luxe Value Menu offers 10 items for $3 or less, including a spicy potato soft taco for $1.69 and a cheesy bean and rice burrito for $1.89.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The friendship between the pair was noticed first at BVB, who even put out a video on YouTube on Valentine's Day of them reading cheesy pick-up lines to each other.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

I feared a wrath of derision when I confessed my cheesy souvenir habit recently in my email newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

You stole Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups from my Halloween candy stash and told me all my music was super cheesy.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

A product of the Stock Aitken Waterman hit factory, it paired his rich, mellow baritone with a cheesy dance beat and an even cheesier video - and won the Brit Award for best single.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023

I think I’m good for another 10 years, at which time I’ll probably have to choose a different location, lest I risk making that particular spot even Swiss cheesier.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

They're fluffier, pillowier, and cheesier, thanks to a combination of cream cheese and ricotta.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

The “mean tweets” theme may only be a cloak for these cheesier approaches to her nomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2021

Thanks in part to cheesier pizzas and more buttery buns, commercial use of those two dairy products was up 4% in the year through July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2016

And in the sappiest, cheesiest way, I believe this is how love stories work.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024

It may be the cheesiest of clichés, but Wilson is wired that way.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021

At lunch they also spoke about recent trips to Croatia, and playfully got onto the topic of the cheesiest pickup lines they ever heard.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2020

I know that is the cheesiest statement I could ever proclaim, but it does hold some truth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2020

How did I blurt out the cheesiest pickup line in existence?

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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