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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.slice();

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

console.log(receivedQuery);