M.R.E.

abbreviation

1. Master of Religious Education.

MRE

abbreviation

1. meal ready to eat, a US military precooked ration pack

Example Sentences

Sitting with his wife, Nasrine, in their small, bare apartment in Houston in December as dusk fell, with his six children running around, he opened the knapsack and at the bottom found an unopened M.R.E.

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Art, in “Station Eleven,” is the human soul conserved in M.R.E. form for future consumption.

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Many M.R.E. sellers are hoping to capitalize on this spike in awareness to get civilians to think of the rations beyond the military context, and associate them with camping, hiking or emergency situations.

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Each M.R.E. contains a complete meal — an entree, snacks, dessert and beverages — with an average of about 1,200 calories and a variety of vitamins and minerals, some of them added.

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Development of the modern M.R.E. began in 1970, during the Vietnam War.

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