flesh

noun

ˈflesh How to pronounce flesh (audio)
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 The shrinking process had exaggerated some features, vanished others, and blackened the flesh. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026 As Piper, Monáe appears completely transformed and unrecognizable with a short bright pink wig and green skin that reveals exposed flesh and bone. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026 The title comes from the term used to describe a dead whale carcass sinking to the ocean floor, where its flesh becomes a smorgasbord for entire ecosystems, nourishing countless other marine life forms. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flesh
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meat
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  • The country buffet is a very specific genre of restaurant, with origins in the cafeterias and meat-and-threes of the South.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The customer really values the highest quality meat and poultry to bring home.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
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