ground beef

noun

: beef that has been cut into very small pieces

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And the president's new plan to import ground beef has rattled many ranchers. — Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The White House hasn’t specified how a lower tariff rate on ground beef would lower prices, only telling CNN that foreign exporters are willing to discount the beef because there are no duties. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Parton’s family-favorite recipe (courtesy of her sister Willadeene) combines the usual suspects of ground beef, onion, egg, and breadcrumbs. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2026 As inflation has risen, ground beef has often been a bellwether of surging consumer prices. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ground beef

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“Ground beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20beef. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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