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a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a breaded veal cutlet

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Recent Examples of cutlet The meat cutlet is often larger than the bun, leading to its distinctive appearance. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 The ingredient that keeps the time in check is actually the chicken—cutlets, to be exact. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 July 2025 Dishes such as beef stew with speck dumplings or Wienerschnitzel in butter breaded veal cutlet, with roasted potatoes and cranberry jam, are big favorites. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Working with 1 breast at a time, use a sharp knife to cut breast horizontally in half (parallel to cutting board) to create 4 chicken cutlets. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutlet
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Noun
  • Pistachio cream cake, blood orange chocolate pecan tarts, warm apple tart, dark chocolate mouse torte, cheesecake, and strawberry champagne sponge cake offer sweet punctuation to each meal.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025
  • Make sure to order: Polenta crab cake, tom zap (pork in Thai herb broth ), gang massaman (Thai coconut curry with carrots, potatoes, onions and peanuts), pad cha (spicy catfish with bamboo shoots, young green peppers and bell peppers in a very hot and spicy herb garlic sauce).
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Form the salmon mixture into 4 patties and refrigerate until set, at least 20 minutes and up to 24 hours.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
  • The patty is thin, seared hot on a plancha for a crisp exterior and juicy, pink center.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a smorgasbord of seafood options: smoked salmon croquettes, Florida shrimp, stuffed lobster.
    Mariette Williams, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • The gourmet tapas menu hits all the classics—croquettes, gilda skewers (anchovies, olives, and hot peppers), partridge salad with escabeche (pickled onions and sweet peppers), Russian salad with anchovies—and the execution is solid.
    Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

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“Cutlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutlet. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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