Thesaurus results for APPETIZERS

appetizers

noun

plural of appetizer

as in snacks

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 appetizers The bar and pub has a wide food selection of appetizers, burgers, salads, flatbreads, sandwiches, bowls and mains. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Professional and amateur cooks from throughout the area will serve samples of their favorite appetizers, entrees and desserts while competing for votes and bragging rights. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Five sides will accent the entrees, and everything will be served together — no appetizers — to keep things moving quickly. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Breakfast, Turkish coffee, kebab lunch plates, mezze appetizers and Iraqi-style entrees. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026 After the appetizers, waiters arrived in unison to lift silver cloches and reveal blushes, and eyeliners appeared once the main course was cleared. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Kumiko Room will serve just three such appetizers, followed by 10 to 14 pieces of sushi, soup, and one dessert. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026 This adorable serving bowl is a fun way to serve Halloween appetizers at your next party. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2026 The 18-course journey begins with a few creative appetizers—including tilefish with crispy fried scales, a house specialty—then returns to more traditional sushi, where rare and special cuts of fish take center stage. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Wawa Headquartered in Pennsylvania, Wawa serves coffee, a variety of breakfast items, snacks and freshly made sandwiches.

— Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Plus there are also amazing meals and snacks [in the office].

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of snacks

Noun

Steps away, Rainey Street is a compact strip freshly reimagined with towering residential high-rises, plus bars, music, and bites.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026
As the party winded down, guests plucked final bites off silver platters and marveled at how tall Skarsgård truly is in person—his nearly six-foot-five frame barely fit under the bar’s low ceilings.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of bites

Noun

Flavors including Butter Brickle, rum raisin and maple walnut were once familiar options at ice cream counters and grocery stores, but many have become harder to find as tastes have changed.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
And October’s slate unsurprisingly features several buzzy, prestigious new offerings, with a movie for virtually all tastes.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tastes

Noun

Protect your nibbles from Giuseppe, the resident seagull, who was particularly interested in my anchovies on toast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
The menu is as unfussy as the dishes on it—divided into nibbles and small and large plates, all highlighted by Ottolenghi’s quintessential bright, citrusy Middle Eastern flavors.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of nibbles

Noun

Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026

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