low-cal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of low-cal
low cal(orie)
Example Sentences
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If you’re old enough to be eating low-cal Fudgsicles, then you’re old enough to stop caring what other people think.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
Her one-woman cult of low-cal servitude chugs along miserably until she meets voluptuous Miriam, the beloved daughter of a close Modern Orthodox family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2021
If this approach sounds like a type of low-cal reform, it is.
From Washington Times • Sep. 30, 2020
Another low-cal brand, Enlightened fared slightly better than its biggest competitor.
From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2019
In a small preliminary study from the University of Southern California, researchers found that images of high-calorie foods spark more activity in the reward areas of the brain than photos of low-cal fare.
From Time • Sep. 20, 2014
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