Definition of fleshnext
as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables

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Recent Examples of flesh Turn the knife in a spiral motion until the flesh has been separated. — Cate Huguelet, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 The abject terror of reproduction was personified by Lamashtu, demoness of the night, drinker of blood, eater of flesh, slayer of children, untimely opener of wombs, ravager of women. — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Flip and continue to cook until the flesh begins to flake when poked with a fork, 1 to 2 minutes. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, at Andrew’s casket shop, Bridget uses her work there to pick his brain about the best ways to chop into human flesh. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flesh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flesh
meat
Noun
  • Schnitzel is usually the province of subtler, tenderer meats—your chicken breasts, your veal rounds.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Take oyakodon, a saucy chicken and egg rice bowl, or mapo tofu, where spicy tofu sings with ground meat.
    — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

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

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