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: a portion of food : serving
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: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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The best new restaurants in D.C. Explore Post food critic Tom Sietsema’s 26 favorite new restaurants in the D.C. area, featuring a new pizza place from a familiar name, vegetarian Vietnamese, Afro-fusion and a triple helping of standout Mexican options.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Each level also has a heaping helping of absurdist comedy.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
After many hors d’oeuvres, a few glasses of wine, and several helpings of fresh bread, my main course was the pipe rigate alla vodka.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
The Savannah College of Art and Design is again bringing a generous helping of Southern hospitality to France’s Luberon Valley for the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival, which runs June 27 to 29.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
Each level also has a heaping helping of absurdist comedy.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
After many hors d’oeuvres, a few glasses of wine, and several helpings of fresh bread, my main course was the pipe rigate alla vodka.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
The Savannah College of Art and Design is again bringing a generous helping of Southern hospitality to France’s Luberon Valley for the SCAD Lacoste Film Festival, which runs June 27 to 29.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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