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as in bowl
a usually circular utensil for holding something (as food) we threw all of the ingredients for the salsa into a dish and mixed them together

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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy regularly watches the entertainment news program for all the Hollywood dish

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verb

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Recent Examples of dish
Noun
Patxi’s also served deep dish pizza but closed last summer after an 11-year run in downtown Livermore. Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 3 July 2025 Angelo always orders the tartare di manzo, a simple raw beef dish that shows off the quality of local meat. Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Verb
Bryce, 44, dished on her teenage affections for Colin, 47, on the June 18 episode of the Podcrushed podcast, hosted by Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin, and Sophie Ansari. Victoria Edel, People.com, 18 June 2025 McDavid made skating through Selke Trophy winner Aleksander Barkov and top defenseman Aaron Ekblad look easy before dishing a perfect pass to Leon Draisaitl, who scored. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dish
Noun
  • The basal flange bowl contains a scene showing two bound prisoners.
    Kerry Breen July 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
  • Transfer 2 tablespoons of this mixture to the bowl with the shrimp legs, then pour the rest into the bowl of shrimp bodies.
    Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Surrounded by photography books, four American Girl dolls regarded us from an alcove.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Mattel recently debuted a doll that is dressed in a playful blue polka-dot outfit, sporting a matching pastel purse and, most notably, wearing a continuous glucose monitor on her arm and an insulin pump clipped to her waist.
    Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Nolan Arenado of the St. Louis Cardinals has been at the epicenter of rumors for several months, but a full no-trade protection and contract complexities will keep the 10-time Gold Glove Award winner far away from the Bronx.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Expect to continue hearing rumors surrounding McLaurin heading towards the start of the 2025 season.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • In the series’ signature shot, neighbors gossiped from their windows across the airshaft, their voices overlapping.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Small wonder that intelligence services had to work overtime gathering every scrap of information or even gossip to learn even the basics about another country's simple economic statistics – much less its secrets.
    David Szondy May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • But many Americans just wanted to enjoy a plate of ribs, corn on the cob and watermelon with family and friends.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
  • Here, the rifting of these three tectonically active plates has occurred at different rates.
    Jay Kakade July 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • There’s a rare beauty in waking up to the reddish-orange glow of the morning sun over lush vineyards after a good night’s sleep under a twinkling night sky.
    Rafael Peña, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
  • Send Vogue’s senior beauty & wellness editor an email at [email protected].
    Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Conditions change quickly, so check surf reports regularly and chat with locals for up-to-date tips.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
  • The traditional data analyst role will evolve into that of an insights curator—someone who doesn’t just run reports, but who also crafts stories from AI outputs, aligns findings with business context, and asks better questions to unlock competitive advantage.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Not talking an exceptionally high level; not the top-shelf stuff.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
  • Chaidez continued talking to the victim as his partner Officer Rudy Dereza applied a tourniquet and waited for the medics, who eventually took her to Mercy Medical Center, where she was treated before going on to a Chicago trauma hospital.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025

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“Dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dish. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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