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dish

[dish] / dɪʃ /


NOUN
main part of meal
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The whole thing went into a greased 8-inch baking dish and into the refrigerator overnight.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2026

"Our discovery means that we can now grow neurons from the back of the brain, the hindbrain, in a petri dish and study their functions."

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

People stop by Amadou Gaye's shack at the market in the western town of Sukuta to use his small electric mill to grind millet for cooking porridge or the local steamed grain dish called chere.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

He’s an incredible player and I think everybody just brings an ingredient that we didn’t have before, so that when all the ingredients come together, it’s kind of like a masterful dish.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

He was holding the dish with the shepherd’s pie, serving spoon at the ready, even though Coal had barely dug into what he had.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Pruett ushered them inside, fed them and sent them away with some cash — after making them wash their own dishes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Mia and other once culinary-challenged students have shared the signature dishes they learned that were cheap, easy - and most importantly tasty.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Dietary restrictions and picky eaters mean cooking multiple dishes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

If your dishwasher didn’t clean the dishes properly, now you have to do it all over again, and waste precious time!

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

Once we’re settled, Mom dashes into the kitchen, appearing moments later with a wooden tray holding bottled water and ceramic dishes full of assorted nuts.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

For centuries, they have dished up wine from the surrounding vineyards to wash down typically hearty central European fare.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

At a 2015 match in Shanghai, he dished out nine yellow cards and three red ones – a milestone in his refereeing career that earned him the nickname "card master".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

She also dished out some tips for renovating your own space, telling fans, “You don’t have to do it all in one day. Start with the key pieces and build outward.”

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

Elwes, who stars in the new Peacock crime series “M.I.A.,” also dished about the nickname Marlon Brando gave him and what he lost in the L.A. wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

I dished myself out a helping of green string beans and turned to pass the tureen to the enormous red-headed woman at my right.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Plus, the Pentagon is dishing money to high-tech defense startups, and JD and Usha Vance welcome a new son.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Hari certainly understands this; she regularly posts content on how to avoid eating food grown with Roundup, dishing out advice like “buy local & ask about pesticides” and “grow your own food.”

From Salon May 1, 2026

Whether its dishing out billions to build out the infrastructure to power AI, or investing in new AI products to try to improve productivity, companies are investing massive amounts of money on AI.

From Barron's Apr. 21, 2026

That tells me that if the referees start dishing out penalties and red cards, then it would not carry on.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2026

Four guys stood behind a folding table beneath the basketball hoops, dishing up oatmeal to kids crowded around them.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon




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