perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-i-shə-bəl 
ˈpe-ri-
: liable to perish : liable to spoil or decay
such perishable products as fruit, vegetables, butter, and eggs
perishable
noun
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In 2025, Meal Packs will be held in 24 cities, mobilizing more than 31,000 volunteers who will join together to pack more than 9,500,000 nutritious, non-perishable meals for Americans at risk of hunger in those communities.
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Matt Stone, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
There will also be specialty stores selling prepared perishable food items to-go, such as sandwiches, salads, yogurt and fruit.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Several days of non-perishable food.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
With razor-thin margins, perishable inventory and constant demand shifts, grocery has become a proving ground for operational agility.
—Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Matt Stone, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
There will also be specialty stores selling prepared perishable food items to-go, such as sandwiches, salads, yogurt and fruit.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Several days of non-perishable food.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
With razor-thin margins, perishable inventory and constant demand shifts, grocery has become a proving ground for operational agility.
—Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perishable
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“Perishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perishable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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perishable
adjective
per·ish·able
ˈper-ish-ə-bəl
: likely to spoil or decay
perishable fruit
perishable
noun
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