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JavaScript

var receivedQuery = [   { 'ingredients.ingredient': /^what$/i },
                        { 'ingredients.ingredient': /^you$/i},
                        { 'ingredients.ingredient': /^said$/i},
                        { 'ingredients.ingredient': /^about$/i},
                        { 'ingredients.ingredient': /^that$/i}
                    ];
var splicedQuery = receivedQuery;

for (i = 0, max = receivedQuery.length; i < max; i++) {
    var position = i;
    splicedQuery = splicedQuery.splice(position, 1);
    console.log( receivedQuery[i], splicedQuery );

};