enchilada

noun

Definition of enchiladanext
as in schmear

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Recent Examples of enchilada Menu highlights include enchiladas, tacos, and the cult-favorite El Rey Burger. — Gabi De La Rosa, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026 Start the day with grab-and-go breakfast tacos and end it with a leisurely dinner of Wagyu beef fajitas or the Dandy Don, an enchilada sampler made with locally famous La Norteña tortillas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Universal was a big enchilada, man. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026 Other plates, like mole or enchiladas with beans and rice on the side, can cost upward of $20 each. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enchilada
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchilada
  1. schmear
  2. bulk
  3. whole
  4. entirety
  5. mass
Noun
  • Serve it with a bowl of olive oil for dipping or a schmear of cream cheese to lean into the seasonal profile.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The brand is also trying to reach consumers to encourage them to use cream cheese as more than a schmear for a bagel.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of schmear
Noun
  • The fleece lining adds warmth without extra bulk, and the outer polyester material is water-resistant to protect against rain and snow.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The team’s leading receiver was Brycen Tremayne — Xavier Legette didn’t play at all with a knee injury and Jalen Coker missed a bulk of the second half with a quad injury.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of bulk
Noun
  • The mark is not a single mark at all but an accumulation of marks that coheres into a whole by theatrically—even illusionistically—representing itself as a single brushstroke.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On a political level, Shelley’s monster pandemic served as a warning of what horrifying fates might await the whole of humanity if conflict and irresponsibility were left unchecked worldwide.
    — Eileen Hunt, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of whole
Noun
  • The proposal includes a 5% bonus for filming in a disaster area, which would apply to the entirety of Los Angeles County until January 2030, due to last year’s fires.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Paramount Skydance's bid is for the entirety of WBD, including its linear TV networks.
    — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of entirety
Noun
  • Russian media highlighted an even broader collection of technologies, including mass drone deployments, counter-drone systems, electronic warfare, precision weapons and mobile assault units.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The trial centered on sharply different accounts of what caused the gunfight in what became the deadliest mass shooting in Sacramento history.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of mass

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“Enchilada.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchilada. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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