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chicken

noun as in person afraid to try something

noun as in farm fowl

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She put her hands on the beast’s flank, “which radiated a fierce, heated energy,” while her boyfriend, who had secretly arranged the visit, tossed him a whole chicken.

In reality, Noem was on a rooftop staring at photojournalists, fewer than a dozen protesters — and one guy in a chicken suit.

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It’s got avocado and chicken and bacon and currants and almonds.

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The key, he cautions, is to cook the chicken until it releases from the grates with little resistance.

It’s stepped in as a supporting player in main-course recipes, too, featuring duck, chicken, pork or venison.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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