grate
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I like to finely grate or purée zucchini and carrots into the mixture for extra juiciness.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
"You can grate it, it's salty, it has a nice texture, it can be added to pasta. And it's just really cool to see… the fermentation can help it become delicious."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
"If you just need to grate some cheese over pasta, there are alternatives," she said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
Mr. Ariosto’s cheerful quotes from Rob, Steve, Chris, Andy, Pete, Miguel and Sonny would grate less if he maintained more critical distance from his subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
It was just a dog kennel, a smallish one, blue plastic with a handle on the top and a black grate door that locked.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
What grates with a lot of people in the game is that they are not asked what they think the problem is with VAR.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Though all of the back-and-forth between Celeste and Johannes grates the viewer as it circles the drain, Charli, Zamiri and Brandes are aiming and firing at a very real and expanding phenomenon.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
The tax charged on agricultural exports grates on people like Marcos Pereda, who operates a grain farm north of Buenos Aires and a cattle farm to the west.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Her in-laws have installed metal sheet grates over theirs, marking a “huge cost” for mitigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
December bolds us all in its thrall; not even the fires in the stoves and grates can loosen its icy grip.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Pesto is made here with basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic and grated cheese, all ground to a thick paste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
As fatigue -- and anger at army scandals -- grew, that approach grated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Freshly grated pecorino romano is another stellar choice to amp up the saltiness and nutiness of your fresh pie.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Finish with a generous dollop of ricotta and shower with freshly grated Parmigiano.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The way you do it is add fried sausage and onions and cover the whole mess with grated cheese.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
The way AI talks to us is grating and disingenuous—and can even be harmful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s a little grating to see boorish Tony offer him business tips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Working, after all, is how a majority of people must spend most of their waking hours, and toiling away in an industry or at a position you find grating will undoubtedly make you miserable.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
None of these middling elements would be particularly grating if it weren’t so apparent that “Cars” had an ulterior capitalist motive.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
“No indeed,” I answered shortly, his voice grating on me as always.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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