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marshmallow

[mahrsh-mel-oh, -mal-oh] / ˈmɑrʃˌmɛl oʊ, -ˌmæl oʊ /


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Then there’s bruising running back Mark Fletcher Jr., who runs through 300-pound defenders as if they were made of marshmallow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

The cookie will be filled with “delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond–flavored crème,” the organization said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

The chocolate-covered marshmallow treats had apparently been all the rage prior to this - being eaten by crewmen as they flew nuclear bombers on long training sorties at the height of the Cold War.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025

But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

“With this marshmallow, I hereby release you from the Twinkie promise.”

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

Two children were airlifted to a burn center after a tabletop fireplace used to roast marshmallows burned them and a relative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

As Joanne Kaufman writes, “What would summer on the beach be without chocolate and marshmallows between graham crackers—or without angst and wish fulfillment between book covers?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He’s just some mud-brown monstrosity roaming the Vale of Arryn and treating livestock like campfire marshmallows.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

To make them, cafes melt marshmallows to create a chewy outer layer mixed with chocolate, then fill individual portions with pistachio cream and kadaif before dusting the top with cocoa powder.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

Elizabeth opens a cabinet and takes out a packet of puffy marshmallows.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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