barbeque
Americannoun
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During a fire ban, barbeque or wood fire pizza ovens cannot be used outside.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Caligiuri now prefers devouring barbeque to polishing off opposing forwards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
About two weeks later, still unaware that he had developed the meat allergy, he attended a barbeque and ate a hamburger.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025
"We'll all have a little barbeque or something together – it's very social," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025
There’s nothing in the fridge but baking soda in the way back and half-empty bottles of ketchup, barbeque sauce, and mustard on the door.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
This enormous structure was folded for launch and its parts had to be "barbequed" to achieve an even, not-too-hot, not-to-cold temperature before unfurling in space.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2013
The scent of barbequed skewered meat floats across the brown Mapocho River and grabs you by your nose hairs; for a couple hundred pesos, the skewers will also grab you by the taste buds.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2013
At 11am on Sunday competition ends and a happy but tired group enjoyed Willie's famous barbequed ribs and chicken along with a fun potluck for all fishers and their families.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2012
Entrepreneurial street merchants moved in to sell barbequed corn or freshly diced cucumbers sprinkled with salt.
From Time ● Mar. 18, 2011
Three days later, Daniel Ellsberg and his son Robert carried plates of barbequed chicken to an outdoor picnic table.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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