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tomato

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


NOUN
simple fruit
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“It’s one of the reasons why tomato and lettuce prices have been so problematic so far in 2026,” Volpe said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

It’s excellent served in a bowl as a snack, but it’s also very good scattered over whipped ricotta, tomato soup, marinated beans, roasted vegetables or a big Caesar-ish salad.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Afterward, the young Vincent watched his father, his uncle and a few other men, all veterans of World War II, gather in the Coppolas’ backyard, where tomato plants flourished between weeds and broken glass.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Even a cheese and tomato pizza is 38% water, with takeaway chips containing as much as 51%.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Each of us had a huge square of lasagna that oozed melted cheese and tomato sauce.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Unless cooked, vegetables such as green peppers, green onions, tomatoes and mushrooms were also off-limits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

Stuff the grilled meat into charcoal-toasted pita with salata na’ameh—a finely diced Palestinian salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and herbs—plus hummus, baba ganoush and/or toum, and you’ve got a handheld feast.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Crisp bacon, juicy diced tomatoes and ribbons of shaved green cabbage get folded in at the end, where they stay cool, crunchy and unmistakably BLT-adjacent.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

By early June, the blue stalls selling flowers, peaches, tomatoes and strawberries were open again, separated by a thin green mesh from the ruins.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

While the potatoes are cooking, I mix eggs, tomatoes, a little onion, a sprinkle of salt, and black pepper.

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




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