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wheat bread

American  

noun

  • wheat breads
    plural
  1. a type of bread that consists of a mixture of enriched white flour and whole-wheat flour.


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Etymology

Origin of wheat bread

First recorded in 1350–1400

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Adding a slice of a fiber-rich whole wheat bread won’t kill you.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

The researchers examined whether mice preferred foods like wheat, bread, and rice over standard chow, and how these choices affected body weight and energy use.

From Science Daily Apr. 14, 2026

And does it have to even be made with typical wheat bread - take the jibarito, for example, which is made with fried plantain instead.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

Shortages of staple carbohydrates like wheat, bread, pasta and cereal appear to be the most likely triggers of such unrest.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2023

On Thursday, I open my lunch and take out a PB&J on stale wheat bread.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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