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verb

present tense third-person singular of grill

as in interrogates

to put a series of questions to police grilled the suspect, but had to release him when it became clear he didn't have the information they were looking for

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as in asks

to put a question or questions to grilled the children about her ex-husband's new girlfriend

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grills

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noun

plural of grill

as in restaurants

a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises headed down to the local bar and grill for a beer and a burger

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Quantity Weber gas grills use several flavorizer bars, so replacements are sold in packs. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The incident happened just three days after management at the property delivered letters to remind residents that grills and fireworks were banned on the premises, ABC 7 Chicago reported. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 The smoke, the char, the flavor—the reasons for cooking with live fire in the first place—are there in ways even the best pellet grills struggle to produce. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Carnivores should reserve a table at North, an upscale steakhouse that grills prime cuts over an open flame. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026 Old San Luis Barbecue Santa Maria-style barbecue is a Central Coast staple, and (in my humble opinion) Old San Luis Barbecue grills up the best tri-tip sandwich in town. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026 Benji’s father is a volatile patriarch who grills during blizzards and hits him for failing to manfully respond to a classmate’s racist slight. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Funga Farm's crops, meanwhile, end up in some of Copenhagen's best restaurants, including ARK, a famous vegan restaurant that grills and serves Cometta's oyster mushrooms as a tasty entree. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 This chicken grills up juicy and deeply flavorful thanks to both the char the basting sauce helps create and the savory poultry seasoning in the mix. — Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 May 2026

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Clean barbecue grills after every use and store it in a secure shed or garage. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 This five-pack replaces worn and damaged bars on Weber’s Spirit 300 (2013 and newer) line of gas grills. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, the grills at the Flossmoor Station will keep burning. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Outdoor grills, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center will keep the whole family happy. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Bearwise tips for dealing with bears at home include, never to feed or approach a bear, secure food, garbage and recycling, remove bird feeders, never leave pet food outdoors and clean and store grills. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026 Other attractants worth removing include bird feeders, coolers, dirty grills and pet food left outside. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Not our opaque constitutional amendments or our Craftsman architecture but our Costcos, our Waffle Houses, our tailgate parties with portable hibachi grills. — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Most grills need roughly 10 to 15 minutes with the lid closed to come to temperature. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 28 July 2026

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One day scholars will teach Lepore’s work alongside Arendt’s, seeing that Lepore interrogates not simply a modern moment, but traces our current machine age back to the 17th-century conceit for artifice as improvement.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Writer-director Ari Aster interrogates not just the social and political turmoil of COVID-19, but also the way social media can exacerbate that unraveling of collective neuroses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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That philosophy shows up throughout the entire property, from local artwork and community programming to the restaurants and public spaces that draw neighborhood regulars alongside hotel guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Aikman has started venturing into restaurants, coffee shops, stores and other public places with his weekend puppy raiser, Larry Nelson.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of restaurants

Noun

Now, McDonald’s is betting on fancier chicken and airer restaurants to draw back diners.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The result is one of the restaurant’s most memorable design features, giving diners something to look at beyond the food piled onto their plates.

— Abby Price, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026

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Here, The Athletic examines Jakirovic’s tactical approach as Hull brace themselves for the rigours of Premier League football for the first time since 2016-17.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The film examines both the opportunities and challenges that technology brings to childhood and friendship.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of examines

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The heart pumps resources, money, services, attention, out to every neighborhood.

— Lisa Nee, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Adventure seekers will want to check out the park’s 39-foot-tall body slides or try surfing the Pipeline, which pumps 48,645 gallons of water per minute.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2026

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