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meaty

[mee-tee] / ˈmi ti /


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Stirred into a mushroom stroganoff, it amplifies the fungi’s naturally meaty qualities.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

In the lexicon of English cricket, a review usually means a raft of sackings, a meaty document and blaming county cricket.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

I felt like I came into my own a little bit, and so just to find those meaty roles — but they don’t always come along.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Carl’s Jr., never a chain to shy away from meaty affairs, introduced its Cali XL burger, with two 3.5-ounce beef patties, in November.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

The cow opens her meaty wet lips, curls her sandpaper tongue around the bunched clover like a fat rope, and rips the mouthful of tender leaves from its crown.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Given enough time, they become sweet, savory and almost improbably rich, developing a depth of flavor that feels far meatier than the humble vegetable itself.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

A crowd of about 50 supporters and curious locals meet the candidate at Donkey’s Place, a venerable deli that serves a meatier cheesesteak than more-famous shops in nearby Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

And yet: If the White House’s furniture, paintings, and wallpaper inspire the fervent scrutiny of the nation’s interior decorators, it is because meatier changes have been so rare.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2025

Minor parts, including in Henry IV Part 1 and As You Like It, preceded a meatier role as Alan Downie in the 1983 production of Slab Boys, with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2025

“Aaron,” I say, my heart thundering, my breath catching and turning into meatier and meatier coughs.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Like Smart, Einbinder has the meatiest role among the nominees.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

Dr Zelenitsky said that finding only the legs suggested that this teenage gorgosaurus "seems to have wanted the drumsticks - probably because that's the meatiest part".

From BBC Dec. 8, 2023

The young Gorgosaurus also seems to have been choosy, Zelenitsky says, because it ate only the two hindlegs of each Citipes, the meatiest part of the prey.

From Science Magazine Dec. 7, 2023

But the shift toward authentic casting also brings a potential downside for women and marginalized groups, who may be kept from playing some of “the greatest, meatiest roles in the repertory,” Marc writes.

From New York Times Aug. 2, 2022

I rank his book as the meatiest and richest of all books dealing with campaigns against Indians.

From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank)




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