as in snack
a small dish of food served before the main part of a meal
Shrimp with cocktail sauce were served as an appetizer.
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Recent Examples of appetizer
To cater to a diverse downtown crowd, Social Brews also duals as a café with an espresso bar, pastries and breakfast sandwiches; a restaurant serving appetizers, burgers and desserts; and a bar pouring craft cocktails.
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
During dinner service, the red team got off to a great start, sending out appetizers immediately.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
The 4 Nations Face-Off provided the NHL with rare crossover success, but that was merely an appetizer.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers pulled off an incredible overtime victory against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, and that was just the appetizer for how Sunday was going to be.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
During dinner service, the red team got off to a great start, sending out appetizers immediately.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025
The 4 Nations Face-Off provided the NHL with rare crossover success, but that was merely an appetizer.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers pulled off an incredible overtime victory against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, and that was just the appetizer for how Sunday was going to be.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for appetizer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
Noun
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While not a conventional grocery store, the over 100 QuikTrip locations across Arizona offer limited grocery options, like some pantry items, snacks, drinks, and even milk and eggs.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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These are the microbes that convert sugar into alcohol or acid contributing to the final taste.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can get a taste of Southern California’s legendary cultural diversity by exploring unique enclaves like Cambodia Town, a one-mile stretch of businesses and restaurants home to the largest population of people of Cambodian descent outside of Southeast Asia.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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While the angel gets a little jaded having to work a kitchen job and develops a smoking habit, there are moments of sheer joy as Gabriel hits a dance floor and bites into a juicy burger for the first time.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Covered with ants and bleeding from what doctors would later suspect were animal bites, the pig farmer had just made a terrifying discovery near a river in this north Indian village.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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For even more ooey-gooey sweetness, the Apple Crumble Center of the Roll hides a dollop of that same cozy apple crumble in the heart of the cinnamon roll, turning every mouthful into a mini holiday moment.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The footage shows the pup grabbing a mouthful of kibble from his bowl on the hard floor and trotting over to the carpeted area—where his owner and another dog are—to settle down and eat.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Oct. 2025
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In one of her posts, Jenner even takes a nibble on her nails, which are long enough to just barely miss scratching her nose during the playful choreography.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ethan Ampadu, a former team-mate of Adams’ at RB Leipzig, tried to defuse the fracas, but Jayden Bogle came over for a nibble too, before Stach, back on his feet, fired a riposte at the American.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Appetizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizer. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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