peanut butter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of peanut butter
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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It will not noticeably change the reading on a bathroom scale, and it would not affect how much peanut butter is required to produce a 16-ounce container.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Dutch peanut butter artwork proves to be a sticky attraction.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Hormel Foods, the Austin, Minn.-based maker of Spam lunch meat and Skippy peanut butter, named Ash Bhumbla as its next chief financial officer, effective Sept. 8.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Or I might grab a quick strawberry or peanut butter smoothie from Main Squeeze in Santa Monica, then go see the sunset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Starving, he made himself a peanut butter jam sandwich and holed up in his room.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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