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
Cut and remove enough of the pumpkin flesh so the candle holder fits snugly inside.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
For The New Yorker’s centenary, the magazine asked six photographers to reinterpret covers from our archives as flesh-and-blood portraits, starring familiar faces.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Even before Google’s AI Overview began taking clicks from definitions written by flesh-and-bone lexicographers, the trajectory of the industry was clear.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
As the tar was peeled away, flesh came off in strips.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
For The New Yorker’s centenary, the magazine asked six photographers to reinterpret covers from our archives as flesh-and-blood portraits, starring familiar faces.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Even before Google’s AI Overview began taking clicks from definitions written by flesh-and-bone lexicographers, the trajectory of the industry was clear.
—Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025
As the tar was peeled away, flesh came off in strips.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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The plant will house the company’s sous vide cooking line, which is the French method that involves vacuum-sealing meat in bags and cooking it under water at a consistent temperature.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is also not including organ meat.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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