plural bagels
1
: a firm doughnut-shaped roll traditionally made by boiling and then baking
2
[from the resemblance of a bagel to the zero in the score of such a set] tennis, slang
: a set (see set entry 2 sense 15) in which one player or team wins every game
They were never in danger of losing, taking a 5-1 lead in the first set and registering a bagel in the second.—
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The three-course experience begins with starter options like za’atar focaccia with chile-olive tapenade, piquillo tahini fip with crudité and pita, and smoked salmon carpaccio with caper relish and everything-bagel gremolata.
—Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Come early for coffee, bagels and conversation.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
People are making pink bagels, pink pens and even little pink ducks.
—Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Morning in Myers Park Start your day by dispensing yourself a coffee and grabbing one of many two-egg breakfast sandwiches or bagels from Laurel Market.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Come early for coffee, bagels and conversation.
—Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
People are making pink bagels, pink pens and even little pink ducks.
—Zachary Bernstein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Morning in Myers Park Start your day by dispensing yourself a coffee and grabbing one of many two-egg breakfast sandwiches or bagels from Laurel Market.
—Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Bagel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bagel. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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bagel
noun
ba·gel
ˈbā-gəl 
: a firm doughnut-shaped roll
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