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roast

[rohst] / roʊst /
VERB
criticize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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I think it’s a perfect blend of broth and roast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

For chicken soup, I roast thighs on a bed of onion, garlic, carrot and celery with big lemon slices, garlic powder, onion powder and plenty of black pepper.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

As I creep through the heavy fog of Silent Hill: Townfall, I'm met by an oddly familiar sight amid the terror - a sign for a Sunday roast.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Everyone has their mom’s meatloaf or grandma’s roast chicken, but how can we make this fit all of the boxes for GLP-1s?” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

We had roast young suckling pig and drank rioja alta.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Also called a cumulonimbus flammagenitus, they can occur during volcanic eruptions or, as in this case, when a wildfire roasts the air near the ground, causing it to rise quickly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Netflix has also done live comedy specials, roasts and late-night talk with comedian John Mulaney.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

"My agent still roasts me about the fact that I used to go to castings dressed in jeans and NYU T-shirts that I'd got for free," she told British Vogue in February.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

New featured cast member Culhane debuted on “Update” as Mr. On Blast, a roasting commentator with very light roasts and a lot of body language.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

We should grab the radio and call for the plane and go home and eat a hamburger and a malt, maybe eight or ten Cokes, a steak, some roasts and pork chops....

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

For their main course they dined on a sesame-crusted sea bass, braised bok choy and roasted eggplant.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

In summer, mine is a pan of roasted red onion, red pepper, squash and eggplant, marinated while warm in olive oil, herbs and a splash of red wine vinegar.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

“The Aztec culture pervades Mexico City’s daily life today in a thousand subtle ways,” Romero says, passing me a bowl of roasted grasshoppers, a crunchy pre-Hispanic snack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Successive heat spells have roasted the continent since May, bringing temperatures of 40C and above -- and dragging drought and devastating wildfires in their wake.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Here were out-of-town visitors from Omaha and Chattanooga, outraged over the price of their hot roasted chestnuts.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

By Monday, the conversation had crossed over from critical posts on social media to Riley’s coaching peers roasting USC, starting with his alma mater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It is a roasting hot Saturday in Skegness and 15-year-old Maisy is busily serving and clearing tables at the Seafood Cafe close to the seafront.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Turning on the oven quite literally changes the climate of my entire workplace — but roasting summer fruit is one of the few things that makes the sacrifice worthwhile.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

Another reason to own energy stocks may be to help compensate you for global roasting.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

In the kitchen, there is pernil roasting in the oven the delicious smell filling the house and Maria says, You should just eat a little bit.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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