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Recent Examples of roast
Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Choose low-fat, low-sodium deli options such as turkey breast, chicken breast, roast beef, and lean ham.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, De Laurentiis shared a video of Jade roasting her past outfits.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But this isn't the Mariska Lifetime Achievement roast.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Choose low-fat, low-sodium deli options such as turkey breast, chicken breast, roast beef, and lean ham.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
Compa Coffee roasts its own coffee.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Last month, De Laurentiis shared a video of Jade roasting her past outfits.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roast
Verb
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As of Tuesday night, South Park’s X account still hasn’t teased any hints of what Episode 5 will be about, something the show has done consistently before the previous three episodes.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cardi teased on Today about the follow-up to her smash 2018 debut LP, Invasion of Privacy.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among other fallout after Kirk’s assassination, a popular barbecue restaurant in Cincinnati has faced backlash over a co-owner's social media comments.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Frazer took those skills along with an excellent taste for barbecue and opened his own restaurant.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dry cooking such as roasting, air fry, baking or a bit of steam is perfect.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Best of all, there's no need to deep fry.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Coon also joked that with so much time adapting the elaborate costumes, her daughter, born in the summer of 2021, thought that her mom's on-set dresser, Brian, was her father.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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My wife jokes about the cat having foiled our murder plot yet again.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Inversion Rib Legging These Vuori leggings feature stylish ribbing to elevate the look, making them as fitting for a morning yoga sesh as a red-eye flight.—
Bria McNeal,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Aug. 2025
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It’s ribbed for an extra cozy touch and has a flattering empire waist that will pair nicely with fall-friendly boots—either ankle or knee length.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Local shoppers will stream in to pick up beer, hamburger fixings, and bags of charcoal to kick off the first proper cookout of the season.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The bass hits hard, the highs stay crisp, and the volume is strong enough to cut through chatter at a cookout.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Roast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roast. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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