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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
People just can’t get enough of Sylvester’s Air Jordan 4, which arrived after two remixed Air Jordan 4 RM appetizers in 2024.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Registration includes 18 holes of golf, entry for on-course individual and team contests, lunch, appetizers and two drink tickets.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Make the most of those last weekends of summer with these Labor Day appetizers.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Offerings include small bites, larger appetizers, and entrees focused on seafood, poultry, lamb, and beef.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Visitors have the option to sip on a cocktail and munch on appetizers inside or outside, and if lucky, catch a sky view of the Detroit Tigers.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Think of it as a plate of tasty appetizers before next week’s main dish.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Also available are appetizers, desserts and breakfast dishes that include the overnight French toast and rise and shine quesadillas.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ultimate Trio option offers three appetizers and three dipping sauces from a 10-item selection of appetizers and 10 sauce options, giving customers 81,600 different possible combinations.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
Registration includes 18 holes of golf, entry for on-course individual and team contests, lunch, appetizers and two drink tickets.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Make the most of those last weekends of summer with these Labor Day appetizers.
—Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Offerings include small bites, larger appetizers, and entrees focused on seafood, poultry, lamb, and beef.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Visitors have the option to sip on a cocktail and munch on appetizers inside or outside, and if lucky, catch a sky view of the Detroit Tigers.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Think of it as a plate of tasty appetizers before next week’s main dish.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Also available are appetizers, desserts and breakfast dishes that include the overnight French toast and rise and shine quesadillas.
—Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
The Ultimate Trio option offers three appetizers and three dipping sauces from a 10-item selection of appetizers and 10 sauce options, giving customers 81,600 different possible combinations.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizers
Noun
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The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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The boxy fit will easily layer without feeling too bulky, and the front is fitted with functional pockets for my phone, headphones, and even some extra snacks.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The disease spreads through triatomine insect bites, per UCLA Health.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Eight teams compete to create the best dish while culinary judges Carla Hall, Jozef Youssef and special guests tied to the franchise evaluate the tastes.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Grieve and/or celebrate according to your tastes.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Naylor said the shark bite capital county's shoreline averages 12 to 15 bites or nibbles a year and had seen only four as of late July.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Appetizers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizers. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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