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
Yet another dupe is ankles and ass up, with the real Censori perched on top of her, staring at the flesh cake.
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, halve each potato and score the flesh by making a crosshatch pattern about ⅛-inch deep.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The skin ripens to bright yellow with green stripes, and the flesh has a pink hue.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
Forensic experts testified that tiny fragments of flesh found inside William McGuire’s abandoned Nissan Maxima belonged to the victim and were not consistent with material shed by a living person.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, halve each potato and score the flesh by making a crosshatch pattern about ⅛-inch deep.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The skin ripens to bright yellow with green stripes, and the flesh has a pink hue.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
Forensic experts testified that tiny fragments of flesh found inside William McGuire’s abandoned Nissan Maxima belonged to the victim and were not consistent with material shed by a living person.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
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The banana peels can act as a moisture barrier, keeping the meat noticeably juicier.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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Don’t put corn husks, coffee grinds, onion peels, peach pits, eggshells, bones, vegetable peels, meat scraps, grease and large amounts of pasta down the drain.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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