informal
: macaroni
—usually used in the phrases mac and cheese and mac {apos}n{apos} cheese
For those tired of seafood—it happens—a homey mac and cheese was the comfort food for the day.—
Sam Gugino
Sam Gugino
Dear Barbecue Joint: You make amazing mac 'n' cheese … but must you add crumbled bacon?—Julie R. Smith
Julie R. Smith
informal + old-fashioned
: fellow
—used informally to address a man whose name is not known
Machabees
military airlift command
Synonyms of mac
Examples of mac in a Sentence
Noun (1) I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal. —Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025 During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more. —Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025 The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham). —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases. —PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025 Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game. —James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 In the fifth round, the Birds added UFC cornerback Mac McWilliams, Georgia linebacker Smael Mondon and Boston College offensive lineman Drew Kindall. —Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have paused new deals and private investors have stopped lending. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The iPhone and Mac lineups have morphed in similar ways. —ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 The service may have once been exclusive to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV streaming device, but that is no longer the case. —Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026 But the 6-foot-2, 211-pound quarterback, who has gotten comparisons to Mac Jones, a fellow Alabama alum, is all over the place in terms of mock drafts. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently issued significant updates to their condominium lending guidelines that will expand financial reviews to more properties and add flexibility to the insurance requirements. —Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 As competitive as the game were the lines for poutine, mac and cheese, hot toddies, and, especially, raclette: thick shavings of nutty yellow Jasper Hill Whitney, draped oozing over roasted fingerling potatoes. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The company noted that the larger of the two models can run on a single Nvidia 80GB chip, while the smaller one fits on consumer hardware like a Mac laptop. —Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025 This version stuck with the same basic design, but gave it a somewhat softer and less metallic look—those of you with long enough memories may recall that Yosemite was the Mac's first facelift of the iOS 7 era, and getting rid of pseudo-realistic textures was a major design goal. —Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025 During his career, Reid toured with Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull and more. —Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 There are also numerous first-time nominees, including Mac Miller, who is being recognized posthumously for the visual accompaniment to Balloonerism. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025 The keyboard also has dimmable white backlighting and comes with replaceable keycaps for Mac or Windows. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Now, to be clear, Reynolds and Mac do have their own ownership stake in Necaxa (and, reciprocally, the Necaxa ownership group has a small stake in Wrexham). —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Apple's annual back-to-school sale is still going, but unlike last year, Apple isn’t offering gift cards on iPad and Mac purchases. —PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025 Mac’s wish became McElhenney’s reality in June 2019 when the actor caught the first pitch from Utley at a Phillies game. —James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Condos have seen a 6% drop in year-over sales, hindered in part by stricter lending and insurance standards from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the 2019 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside, Florida. —Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026 In the fifth round, the Birds added UFC cornerback Mac McWilliams, Georgia linebacker Smael Mondon and Boston College offensive lineman Drew Kindall. —Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have paused new deals and private investors have stopped lending. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The iPhone and Mac lineups have morphed in similar ways. —ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 The service may have once been exclusive to your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV streaming device, but that is no longer the case. —Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026 But the 6-foot-2, 211-pound quarterback, who has gotten comparisons to Mac Jones, a fellow Alabama alum, is all over the place in terms of mock drafts. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac recently issued significant updates to their condominium lending guidelines that will expand financial reviews to more properties and add flexibility to the insurance requirements. —Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 As competitive as the game were the lines for poutine, mac and cheese, hot toddies, and, especially, raclette: thick shavings of nutty yellow Jasper Hill Whitney, draped oozing over roasted fingerling potatoes. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
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