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main course

NOUN
main dish
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While their extended family marked the holiday in wintry Minnesota, they sat down to Atlantic ocean views and a main course of Tofurky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Nibble on an appetizer: The main course used to be the whole point of eating out at a restaurant.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

In any case, the ADP report is an appetizer of sorts ahead of the main course for markets: the official U.S. employment report on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

I enjoyed it all but the main course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

The main course plates had long been cleared away and Betty had returned with the bread and butter pudding.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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