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Recent Examples of biscotto
The nearby lunch tables were filled with gallerists and businessmen, but Diamanda Galás put down her biscotto, opened her mouth slightly and proceeded to hold a single note — a low, plaintive note — for what felt like an eternity.
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Charles Curkin, New York Times, 6 May 2016
Charles Curkin, New York Times, 6 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscotto
Noun
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Kids can enjoy welcome milk and cookies, along with a variety of in-room amenities, such as toys and board games, kid-sized robes and slippers, and practical items like cribs, high chairs, bottle warmers, and diapers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Triple-chocolate espresso cookies with bittersweet wafers, milk chocolate chips, and dark chocolate bars, espresso powder, and a sprinkle of salt on top.—
Sarah Everett,
The Spruce,
2 June 2026
Noun
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It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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According to Greek and Roman mythology, Orion was a nocturnal hermit hunter who was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The garden’s heirloom tomatoes star in a returning signature dish each summer, featuring coconut fennel pollen custard, plum consomme, leek oil and sesame tuile.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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For dessert, customers can dine on treats like an orange blossom saffron olive oil cake for $11 (complete with black walnut tuile and strawberry coulis).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dessert station offers fresh fruit, brownies, cookies, macaroons, eclairs and cheesecakes.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Why Pavlova Is Great for Entertaining The baked meringue base is a blank canvas for any toppings, but my recipe offers two variations to start with: lemon-pistachio and a riff on a coconut macaroon using coconut chips and a chocolate drizzle.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bruichladdich says the whisky opens with notes of honeyed oats, buttery shortbread, hazelnuts, and nutmeg, then moves into orange zest, pear, honeysuckle, crème brûlée richness, and a subtle salty coastal note on the palate.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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For something richer, try shortbread or butter cookies.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Common macaron flavors include vanilla, coffee, chocolate, raspberry, caramel, and pistachio.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Options abound here, from the class topic — including pizza making, sushi making, French macaron baking, mixology and beyond — to the location, including five across Chicagoland (Lincoln Square, Wrigleyville, Hyde Park, Mount Prospect and Oakbrook Terrace).—
Nicole Schnitzler,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On this month’s menu are jasmine-tea milk buns, black-sesame snickerdoodles and halo-halo croissants, a play on the favorite Filipino dessert.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
22 May 2026
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Choose from cookie flavors like chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, or peanut butter, with ice cream flavors like vanilla, pumpkin, and apple pie.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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When my family and I moved to the Bay Area in 2001, my first introductions to cakes, brownies, doughnuts and desserts were from classroom treats brought in by my teachers.—
Kate Bradshaw,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Let the brownies cool completely before slicing!—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
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“Biscotto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscotto. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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