margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmär-jə-rən 
-ˌrēn;
ˈmärj-rən
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion and used like butter
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Sides for the faux festive meal included baked potatoes, green beans, and a dab of margarine.
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Yes, it is run by the brilliant but stunningly arrogant if not downright belligerent Alex Karp who rips through those who actually want to tell the story like a machete through margarine.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
The powerful dairy lobby, in order to preserve its butter production, mobilized to curtail the supply of margarine through legislative instruments such as labeling, segregation of production, and limitations to interstate trade.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
Lunch was served as the Thanksgiving meal for Combs and his fellow inmates with a turkey roast, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, dinner rolls and margarine.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Yes, it is run by the brilliant but stunningly arrogant if not downright belligerent Alex Karp who rips through those who actually want to tell the story like a machete through margarine.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
The powerful dairy lobby, in order to preserve its butter production, mobilized to curtail the supply of margarine through legislative instruments such as labeling, segregation of production, and limitations to interstate trade.
—Edoardo Campanella, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2017
Lunch was served as the Thanksgiving meal for Combs and his fellow inmates with a turkey roast, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy, dinner rolls and margarine.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Margarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/margarine. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmärj-(ə-)rən
ˈmärj-ə-ˌrēn
: a food product made from usually vegetable oils and skim milk and used as a spread and a cooking fat
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margarine
noun
mar·ga·rine
ˈmärj-(ə-)rən, -ə-ˌrēn
: a food product made usually from vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk to a smooth emulsion, often fortified with vitamins A and D, and used as a substitute for butter
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