often attributive
1
a
: a food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey
b
: an often cylindrical cake of this food
2
: something resembling cheese in shape or consistency
3
: something cheap or shabby : cheesy material
cinematic cheese
slang
: someone important
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Examples of cheese in a Sentence
Noun (1)
you wouldn't believe the cheese that the movie studio puts out
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Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Measure out into a medium bowl the milk, mascarpone and Gorgonzola cheese.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Chief among its design is its challenging AI that seems impervious to previous game exploits like charging your chi from a safe distance and cheesing damage by unleashing raw supers.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Milk, yogurt, and cheese are among the richest sources.
—Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
Measure out into a medium bowl the milk, mascarpone and Gorgonzola cheese.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
In the second image in the carousel, the Kendra alum could be seen cheesing it up at a restaurant with Alijah, Hank, and a family friend.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Chief among its design is its challenging AI that seems impervious to previous game exploits like charging your chi from a safe distance and cheesing damage by unleashing raw supers.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheese. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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