often attributive
1
: a cereal grain that yields a fine white flour used chiefly in breads, baked goods (such as cakes and crackers), and pastas (such as macaroni or spaghetti), and is important in animal feeds
2
: any of various Old World annual grasses (genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum and T. turgidum) of wide climatic adaptability that are cultivated in most temperate areas for the wheat they yield
3
: a light yellow
Examples of wheat in a Sentence
a turkey sandwich on wheat
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According to the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, by late June of that year, the state saw extremely low stream flows, rapidly depleted reservoirs, and severe agricultural impacts to wheat, cattle and irrigated crops.
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Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Vegetarian pies and white or whole-wheat crust are alternatively offered.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The parents of young Chuang (Wang Shang) head for jobs in the city leaving him with extended family in his mother’s village, a wheat-farming village set against the backdrop of China’s transformation into a global industrial powerhouse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Even countries that produce much of their own fertilizer will face challenges as food prices rise, among them China, still one of the largest wheat importers.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Vegetarian pies and white or whole-wheat crust are alternatively offered.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
The parents of young Chuang (Wang Shang) head for jobs in the city leaving him with extended family in his mother’s village, a wheat-farming village set against the backdrop of China’s transformation into a global industrial powerhouse.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
Even countries that produce much of their own fertilizer will face challenges as food prices rise, among them China, still one of the largest wheat importers.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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wheat
noun
ˈhwēt 
ˈwēt
1
: a cereal grain that can be made into a fine white flour used mostly in breads, baked goods (as cakes and crackers), and pastas (as macaroni or spaghetti) and that is used in animal feeds
2
: any of a genus of grasses grown in most temperate areas for the wheat they produce
especially
: a grass with long dense flower spikes and white to dark red grains that is the chief source of wheat and is known only in cultivation
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