ENCHILADA Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

enchilada

noun

Definition of enchilada

as in schmear

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Recent Examples of enchilada Or if you’re renewed enough to start a new week, grab a burrito or enchilada and a milkshake at Geyserville Market and Deli and hit the road. — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 Menu highlights include enchiladas, tacos, and the cult-favorite El Rey Burger. — Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 Start the day with grab-and-go breakfast tacos and end it with a leisurely dinner of Wagyu beef fajitas or the Dandy Don, an enchilada sampler made with locally famous La Norteña tortillas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Universal was a big enchilada, man. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enchilada

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Noun

Serve it with a bowl of olive oil for dipping or a schmear of cream cheese to lean into the seasonal profile.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
The brand is also trying to reach consumers to encourage them to use cream cheese as more than a schmear for a bagel.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of schmear

Noun

The Rockies are likely to eschew a traditional five-man staff, using openers and bulk-inning relievers.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
That could align well with Freeling’s return-to-play process, as the rookie missed a bulk of Sunday’s game with a knee ailment and could be downright out for Week 6.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulk

Noun

Speeding up one part does not necessarily speed up the whole.

— Luis Aburto, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Cooked, though, is like a film about said playground, each shot carefully captured and then edited into a strange and multivalent whole that could take a lifetime to parse.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of whole

Noun

Michael O’Mara to gain access to them in their entirety, about five hours of audio in all.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
The game, originally set to be shown on ESPN, with its new kickoff time will be live on the ESPN App in its entirety in addition to a to-be-determined ESPN network.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of entirety

Noun

And with each new mass shooting, that divide may only deepen.

— Jillian Turanovic, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Peterson used screen names of mass shooters, including the name of the gunman who killed students at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the man who killed movie-goers in Aurora, Colorado.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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