: cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw seafood or vegetables
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Akami in Apex, North Carolina, is showing that excellent sushi can be found in unexpected places.
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Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Roasted beef Wellington Mizumi Helmed by executive chef Jeff Okada Ramsey, this popular Japanese restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas serves up some of the best sushi and sashimi in Sin City, alongside tempura, robatayaki, noodles, and soups.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The sushi rice is treated with akazu red vinegar, treasured by sushi enthusiasts, and that and the fish are often enough for a transporting bite.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
For a dinner with five people at an izakaya, including sushi, mains and drinks, the total came to about $100.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
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Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Roasted beef Wellington Mizumi Helmed by executive chef Jeff Okada Ramsey, this popular Japanese restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas serves up some of the best sushi and sashimi in Sin City, alongside tempura, robatayaki, noodles, and soups.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The sushi rice is treated with akazu red vinegar, treasured by sushi enthusiasts, and that and the fish are often enough for a transporting bite.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
For a dinner with five people at an izakaya, including sushi, mains and drinks, the total came to about $100.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sushi
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“Sushi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sushi. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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sushi
noun
su·shi
ˈsü-shē 
ˈsu̇sh-ē
: cold rice formed into any of various shapes and topped or wrapped with pieces of often raw seafood or vegetables
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