as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables
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Recent Examples of flesh
Their flesh adds another wrinkle to the story.
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fragrances of flesh and fur and spines and rot reach him from a distance to engorge his nose.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
And the material also matters; what’s of most risk to astronauts is showers of high-energy protons and ions that can tear through metal and flesh alike, damaging DNA and other delicate cellular machinery.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Once hatched, the maggots eat the animal's flesh, leaving further lesions and wounds, which can kill the host.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Fragrances of flesh and fur and spines and rot reach him from a distance to engorge his nose.
—María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
And the material also matters; what’s of most risk to astronauts is showers of high-energy protons and ions that can tear through metal and flesh alike, damaging DNA and other delicate cellular machinery.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Once hatched, the maggots eat the animal's flesh, leaving further lesions and wounds, which can kill the host.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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A little kick from spices in the meats made the sandwich all the tastier.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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But in Mexico, burritos are really just tortillas filled with meat, beans and cheese.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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