poultry

noun

Definition of poultrynext
as in red meat

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Recent Examples of poultry Cleaning expert Valentina Rios cautions that spilled poultry or meat juice can be particularly bothersome. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 20 Aug. 2026 Mobilizing sufficient preventive action by the poultry and cattle industries proved difficult and slow. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Egg production, poultry farming, and fisheries have also played a part in boosting farm incomes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 As of July 27, the backyard poultry outbreak was linked to 814 cases in 44 states. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 15 Aug. 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
  • Also, more consumers are seeking out chicken as a healthier alternative to red meat.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • People who want to increase their iron intake should focus on heme iron sources, such as red meat, poultry, fish, and liver, which are well absorbed by the body.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of red meat
Noun
  • Some wear bathing suits; some wear stilettos; others have meat grinders for heads.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Bulk amounts of mostly meat and seafood had remained in the western freezer, which was unaffected by the blaze.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of meat
Noun
  • The company recently detailed plans to move into K-dramas and game publishing through its subsidiary WebsCreative, including agreements around two unannounced, fully cast K-drama projects with major Korean broadcasters.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And in 2023, Parton, at 77 years old, donned the iconic and revealing Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders outfit to perform the halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day game between the Cowboys and the Washington Commanders.
    — Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of game
Noun
  • These compounds concentrate at the skin and the layer of flesh just beneath it.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But unlike these flesh-and-blood examples, Miss Piggy doesn’t experience the discrimination of aging.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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