meals

noun

plural of meal
as in menus
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time all she wants to do is sit quietly after the large Thanksgiving meal

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Recent Examples of meals Losing access to free meals could require families to spend on average nearly $1,000 per student each school year, according to the Center for American Progress. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 Guests in Red Level rooms (Gran Meliá’s premium service) can access a private club lounge for all-day snacks, meals, and drinks; dedicated check-in; a private concierge and a private terrace. — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026 Passengers can shop for sandwiches, salads, kids meals, candy and even over-the-counter medicine. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 The roommates sometimes eat meals together and share household chores. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 But plenty of other protein-rich foods can add variety to your meals while providing other important nutrients. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2026 Across residence halls, the regular rate to rent a single room at Sacramento State — not including meals — is about $1,600 per month under a nine-month agreement that includes winter break. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 For the first time ever, Miami-Dade County Public Schools will let students stay home for Eid, a festive day in which friends and family gather to enjoy meals together and exchange presents after a month of fasting from sun up to sun down. — Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The backstory Chefs Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske Valtierra met Ely and Danielle Franko years ago after many meals at their New York restaurant Contra. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meals
  1. menus
  2. dinners
  3. lunches
Noun
  • And while many of the vehicles have Michelin written on their tires, so do the plaques and menus at many of the hotels and restaurants hosting luxurious pit stops.
    — Iain Macauley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At Ziya, the contemporary Indian fine dining restaurant, renowned chef Vineet Bhatia’s wizardry is evident in tasting menus that reinterpret regional flavours from around the country in exciting new formats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of menus
Noun
  • Guest said that behavior included providing the aides with lavish gifts, making comments about their appearance and dress, sending notes regarding his affection and inviting them to intimate dinners and vacations.
    — Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Chris Barish, the co-owner, came by our table and stayed to tell stories, which is how the best dinners come to be.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of dinners
Noun
  • Changes to school lunches These school nutrition directors were surveyed in October 2025, and since then, additional factors may threaten the robustness of school lunch programs.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of lunches

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“Meals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meals. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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