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Recent Examples of cookout
Why Discussing Memorial Day Is Important Ultimately, giving kids of any age context to the day filled with parades, cookouts, and water fun is a character-enhancing exercise.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 May 2025
Earlier in the day, Fairmount Park had been filled with families and community members enjoying Memorial Day cookouts, CNN affiliate WPVI reported.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The unofficial start to summer has arrived, and it's marked with patriotic parades, cookouts, record travel and sales.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 26 May 2025
For those who plan to run errands amid the holiday parties, flag waving and cookouts, the following list shows hours at some of the biggest stores across the country.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 May 2025
Earlier in the day, Fairmount Park had been filled with families and community members enjoying Memorial Day cookouts, CNN affiliate WPVI reported.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
The unofficial start to summer has arrived, and it's marked with patriotic parades, cookouts, record travel and sales.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 26 May 2025
For those who plan to run errands amid the holiday parties, flag waving and cookouts, the following list shows hours at some of the biggest stores across the country.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookout
Noun
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Outside, the grounds stretch into tiered gardens, a pool deck, a fire pit lounge and a barbecue area primed for golden-hour gatherings.—
Natalie Hoberman,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Father’s Day can sometimes seem like an afterthought in the late-spring holiday lineup: third place behind Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, a mere warm-up barbecue before the Fourth of July.—
Augustine Sedgewick,
Time,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The restaurant served a Kunming-style roast duck, a variation of Peking duck from China.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Some studies show that the antioxidants are preserved at the highest levels when medium coffee roast varieties are brewed for around three minutes.31 9.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The best results come from a deep fry in a large pan, like a Dutch oven.—
Kia Damon,
Southern Living,
2 June 2025
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For now, on his actual birthday, Nadel is happy with his fries, lounging in a booth and telling stories, mostly about music, which is Nadel’s primary passion — even more than sports at this stage, though sometimes the two intertwine.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
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According to Rambling’s East Coast sources, the usually bustling Long Island clambake enclave — where everyone from Steven Spielberg to Paul McCartney to Brooke Shields owns sprawling properties — is suffering from its sleepiest season in recent memory.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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The coast of Maine is my idea of what summertime is all about, from clambakes on the rocky shore to falling asleep to the sound of seagulls.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Cookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookout. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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