string cheese

noun

: cheese formed usually into sticks that can be pulled apart in narrow strips

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Our dump and bake twist swaps the classic filling for pieces of string cheese. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2025 Choose low-carb snacks like nuts, string cheese, or jerky When dining out, order double vegetables and save half of your potatoes, pasta, or rice for later. Lindsey Desoto, Health, 2 June 2025 Buttered dough slices get layered into the pan then baked into the bread equivalent of string cheese, only 1,000 times better. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025 Use snacks smartly: Consider a mix of lean protein and carbohydrates, like string cheese and carrots, or low-fat Greek yogurt with berries for longer-lasting energy. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for string cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of string cheese was in 1974

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“String cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20cheese. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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