: a grape of any of several varieties that has been dried in the sun or by artificial heat
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Golden raisins typically contain sulfur dioxide and sulfites to maintain their light color, unlike dark raisins which generally don't require these additives.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
From a nutritional standpoint, grapes and raisins differ slightly.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Sea salt chocolate chip, triple chocolate, s’mores, and oatmeal raisin are just a few of the choices.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What To Know The company, based in Spanish Fork, Utah, issued a recall for four of types of bagels, all gluten free—plain, cinnamon raisin, blueberry, and multigrain.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
From a nutritional standpoint, grapes and raisins differ slightly.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Sea salt chocolate chip, triple chocolate, s’mores, and oatmeal raisin are just a few of the choices.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
What To Know The company, based in Spanish Fork, Utah, issued a recall for four of types of bagels, all gluten free—plain, cinnamon raisin, blueberry, and multigrain.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for raisin
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“Raisin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raisin. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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raisin
noun
rai·sin
ˈrāz-ᵊn 
: a grape usually rich in sugar that has been dried
Geographical Definition
Raisin
geographical name
Rai·sin
ˈrā-zᵊn
river about 115 miles (185 kilometers) long in southeastern Michigan flowing into Lake Erie
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