poultry

noun

Definition of poultrynext
as in red meat

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Recent Examples of poultry About 75% of Americans already meet or exceed targets for meat, poultry and eggs. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 Over the past quarter century, the powerful, highly contagious form of avian influenza that hit Universal Ostrich Farms has spread from poultry to wild bird populations around the globe. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 In addition to resources online and a network of experts to help farmers grow new crops and start small businesses, Transfarmation provides open-source blueprints for converting industrial pig, poultry and dairy barns. — Rachel Cramer, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 What Egg Carton Labels Really Mean Egg cartons specify different claims, depending on how poultry flocks are raised. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for poultry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poultry
  1. red meat
  2. meat
  3. game
  4. flesh
  5. variety meat
Noun
  • Not everyone who tests positive for alpha-gal antibodies develops a red meat allergy, Molaei said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But using myoglobin, which is found in animal tissue, could lead to vegetarian products that not only look and bleed like red meat but smell more like it, too.
    — Lila Magbilang, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of red meat
Noun
  • Containers with food preparation with crab meat do not have a date marked.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Honoring the legend with your meat is the only way to truly pay your respects.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of meat
Noun
  • YouTube Europe boss Pedro Pina, a fixture at these events, reminded producers that the platform won’t take work away from them by entering the production game.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Peacock streaming platform shares its weekly exclusive games on YouTube.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of game
Noun
  • In art, as in life, the messy materiality of flesh fazes me not one whit.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The title comes from the term used to describe a dead whale carcass sinking to the ocean floor, where its flesh becomes a smorgasbord for entire ecosystems, nourishing countless other marine life forms.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flesh
Noun
  • Hispanic shoppers are almost three times as likely as the overall population to buy variety meats, according to market-research firm Nielsen.
    — Benjamin Parkin, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • China is the third-largest market for American pigs and the biggest market for variety meats (pig feet, livers and hearts), which most Americans do not eat.
    — The Economist, The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
Definition of variety meat

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“Poultry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poultry. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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