as in men
a member of the human race
kindhearted and generous, she's a real good egg by anyone's standard
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Recent Examples of eggs
Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
Try to get protein from a lot of different sources, like fish, poultry, meat, eggs, and dairy, which are highlighted at the top of the new inverted pyramid.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
There are flaky croissants, poached eggs and omelets for breakfast.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Kramer makes a case for throwing out the flour and eggs when making latkes and, most expansively, serving them year-round with everything from pickled chiles to loads of dill and basil, and, of course, labneh.
—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026
Also, unlike eggs, lentils are high in fiber.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 12 Jan. 2026
Krejci said the couple now produces about 65% of their total food needs on their homestead, including nearly all of their produce, eggs, poultry, venison and maple syrup.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
To freeze eggs, crack whole eggs or separate egg yolks and whites, and place them into a freezer-safe container or ice cube trays.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
This versatile casserole starts with eggs, hash browns, and milk.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 6 Jan. 2026
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The cheapest carton of eggs was just 2 cents less than compared to 2024.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggs
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The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.—
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She’s been in business since the ’90s, and men honestly don’t have that many places to shop.—
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Train travel spurs stories and memories in a way that air travel just doesn’t.—
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Water Well After Pruning Pruning spurs plants to produce new growth, and water is essential for healthy growth.—
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Enjoying the last year of high school and being with the guys was awesome.—
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Closer to shore, two guys from suburban Minneapolis, Matt Wavrin and Adam Benedict, brave the sub-zero temps in a pop-up tent warmed to 50 degrees by a propane heater.—
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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.—
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Marty whips off his sport coat and throws it in the crowd.—
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However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.—
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Jeff Klaiber took those things and molded Lehman into an Olympian, at times pushing boundaries and pushing Lehman to the brink.—
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Long-standing geological evidence from Antarctica and elsewhere around the world shows that as ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because the ice no longer presses it down.—
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But as any reader knows, the life ruining is the point, and Red Rising is a book that Abughazaleh presses into a lot of people’s hands.—
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Episode 3 ended with Ron, Eric Nam, Kristen Kish, and Caroline Stanbury all tied to trees and hilariously pleading for their lives while the Traitors and a masked executioner all just kind of stood there awkwardly.—
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What happened next was the drive of Beck’s and the Hurricanes’ lives.—
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Kate says when Laurie prods her to speak her mind.—
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The two do some earnest bonding over being child actors and their mutual love of John Cassavettes and A Woman Under the Influence, but some of the most delightful bits between them occur when Lawrence prods him into laughter.—
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“Eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggs. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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