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barbecue

noun

variants also barbeque

Definition of barbecue

as in roast

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Recent Examples of barbecue Sweet Auburn Barbecue McDonough BBQ & Bluegrass Festival The Saturday event, which was to feature live music, a kids zone, and barbecue from vendors including Terminus City, Sweet Auburn and Dhaba BBQ, has been canceled. — Yvonne Zusel, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 In early August, Bragg took me to one of his favorite barbecue joints in Anniston. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 In fact, over half of the people who were waiting in line Thursday morning had no idea the barbecue joint received the prestigious award. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Ray’s Country Smokehouse & Grill, a Gastonia barbecue mainstay for more than six decades, is officially closed for business. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for barbecue

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Pot roast was a common way to feed a family on a tight budget, usually with a successful result no matter which cut was used.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Just a few dozen feet away, on the other side of the corporate lunch buffet of roast chicken and farro salad, UBS was hosting its Global Media and Communications Conference.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of roast

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In the third episode, Simon’s family hosts a birthday cookout in his childhood home, in the predominately Hispanic neighborhood of Pacoima, Los Angeles.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
The mass cookout came on Heritage Day, a national holiday where people in multiracial and multicultural South Africa are encouraged to show off and celebrate their own specific heritage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cookout

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However, there’s no record of a fire affecting The Flagship or Bourdain throwing a clambake as a scam (although there were annual clambakes hosted by various chefs).

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
The Tony team always knew that their film would end in a clambake.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of clambake

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Luau – Celebrating its decennial this year, Aulani's on-property luau had a strong sense of place.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Once everything is cooked, everyone pitches in to remove and serve the food for a neighborhood-style luau with storytelling by Maunakea and some of the other staff members.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Definition of luau

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