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tomato

[tuh-may-toh, -mah-] / təˈmeɪ toʊ, -ˈmɑ- /


NOUN
simple fruit
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It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The pub is decked out in Lidl’s signature bright red, yellow and blue and decorated with jars of instant coffee and cans of house-brand tomato soup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I make some plain bread, sometimes I can have it with a tomato, or with some honey, and a tea. That's it."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Jason Brasher, an innovation manager at Mizkan America, which makes Ragu and Bertolli tomato sauce, said consumer-goods manufacturers are trying to stay ahead with research and development that leads to new products.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

She followed, careful and silent, until we got to the biggest tomato plant.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Processing tomatoes — those used in products such as canned diced tomatoes and ketchup — are also fetching lower prices than they did a few years ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Finishing runners-up last term, McTominay has already etched his name in Napoli folklore, with more goals - and tomatoes - likely to follow.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The cherry tomatoes burst, their skins turning silky and their juices almost pasty around the edges.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

With mounting Russian attacks on the capital, his family is in "constant stress" and he tries to distract himself by planting tomatoes.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Corn was their most important crop, but beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, cocoa, and other food crops flourished and supported the dense population.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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