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Recent Examples of luau
The menu: Dishes include huli huli chicken — a marinated, teriyaki chicken; luau pig — a slow-roasted, seasoned pork dish; and Spam musubi — grilled spam with rice, wrapped in seaweed.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Alamo Lamar, March 8, 3:15 p.m. Reeling After a life-altering accident, Ryan struggles to fit in with old friends and family at a birthday luau on his family’s homestead.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The Hawaiian buffet-style dinner included: yaki tofu with mixed greens, Ahi and hamachi sashimi, teriyaki barbecue chicken, kalbi short ribs, kalua pig and cabbage, chicken long rice, squid luau, lomi salmon, Okinawan sweet potato, poi, white rice, pineapple, pani popo and haupia.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
At night, seek the traditional experience of Kauai at a luau, where a vibrant culture comes alive through music and dance.
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—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Linh Ta, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Alamo Lamar, March 8, 3:15 p.m. Reeling After a life-altering accident, Ryan struggles to fit in with old friends and family at a birthday luau on his family’s homestead.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
The Hawaiian buffet-style dinner included: yaki tofu with mixed greens, Ahi and hamachi sashimi, teriyaki barbecue chicken, kalbi short ribs, kalua pig and cabbage, chicken long rice, squid luau, lomi salmon, Okinawan sweet potato, poi, white rice, pineapple, pani popo and haupia.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
At night, seek the traditional experience of Kauai at a luau, where a vibrant culture comes alive through music and dance.
3.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for luau
Noun
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Their barbecue hadn’t worked, just smoked and smoldered.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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The barbecue joint opened in 2023 and announced plans earlier this year to open a new restaurant in Arlington.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2025
Noun
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The lightness of the carrots makes for a lovely complement to the hearty roast chicken, too.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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In her new Vanity Fair cover story, the 40-year-old actress looked back on her husband Colin Jost delivering Che’s infamous roast beef joke on SNL in December.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Loreto: Start your Baja Sur weekend in Loreto, a seaside town famous for its blue whales, national parks, beach clambakes, and—thanks to a recent community movement—stargazing.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside Online,
10 Apr. 2025
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For example, a bride and a groom who once summered in Cape Cod, in Massachusetts, may want to highlight clambake memories in one course.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Get your order in now and have your new kicks in time for your Fourth of July cookout.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Grocery stores pack their shelves with cans upon cans of baked beans, each one ready for your next cookout or a hearty breakfast.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 May 2025
Noun
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She was honored by the National Mother’s Day committee at the Outstanding Mother Awards luncheon on Thursday in New York.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 May 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to reporters alongside Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso following the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Choose from expansive buffets ideal for stocking dishes and glassware, entryway shoe organizers to keep floors footwear-free, and corner cabinets for bathroom essentials.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The navy carpet leading up the stairs to The Metropolitan Museum of Art served as a glorious buffet for our eyes to feast on.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Top a serving of fries with a patty, a spoonful of sauce, a scoop of cooked onions and a slice of cheddar cheese.—
Karla Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
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Almost everything else is made in house including potato salad, chili, broccoli salad, soups, pies, white sweet potato fries, and coleslaw.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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“Luau.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luau. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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