servings

noun

plural of serving
as in bites

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Recent Examples of servings These come with two servings in a box (two egg bites per serving), in Uncured Bacon & Gruyère or Egg White & Roasted Red Pepper. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 For beer, that generally means one to two 12-ounce servings a day for men and one 12-ounce serving a day for women. — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026 Restaurant portions and even homemade servings can often triple a standard serving without realizing it. — Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servings
  1. bites
  2. snacks
  3. lunches
  4. dinners
  5. gulps
  6. tastes
  7. breakfasts
  8. teas
Noun
  • The General Store, a Littleton spot for gifts, knickknacks and small bites, will open its second location in the unit directly next door to the 26-foot-tall ice cream churn bucket.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • West Nile virus survives in nature in several types of birds and is transmitted to humans by the bites of mosquitoes that feed on infected birds.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bites
Noun
  • This is not a medical spa and therefore there is no nutrition concept, but healthful snacks like fruit grown on property and nuts are available in the changing spaces, hydrotherapy zone and the relaxation rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Though many students opt for university meal plans, late night snacks and quick breakfasts are appreciated.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of snacks
Noun
  • Changes to school lunches These school nutrition directors were surveyed in October 2025, and since then, additional factors may threaten the robustness of school lunch programs.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.
    — Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Definition of lunches
Noun
  • The source points out that the Line Sheet dinners that Sherman hosts have struggled to attract luxury advertisers.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Children run in and out and dinners stretch around a dining table that seats sixteen.
    — Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of dinners
Noun
  • But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.
    — Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of gulps
Noun
  • Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The shift reflects the tastes of a more price-sensitive and discerning Chinese consumer, a Bloomberg columnist noted.
    — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Her agent knows exactly what elite status returned last year in upgrades and breakfasts to the dollar and prices that into every decision.
    — Himanshu Sinha, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The technique transforms yesterday’s loaf into one of France’s most beloved breakfasts.
    — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of breakfasts
Noun
  • Specialty coffees and teas like Jasmine kalamansi green tea and roasted rice oolong milk tea with guava cheese foam will be available to drink.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Certain teas, including ginger and peppermint tea, can also help with digestion and ease unpleasant symptoms such as gas and bloating.
    — Rena Goldman, Health, 7 June 2026
Definition of teas

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