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a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round
The afternoon tea was accompanied by an assortment of biscuits.
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Recent Examples of biscuit
Flaky buttermilk biscuits meet the sweet tenderness of cornbread in this bake.
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Lee described the miso danish as if someone dipped a biscuit into a potato, carrot, beef stew.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The American South generally conjures up visions of fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, potluck dinners and Southern hospitality.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Customers can now order cinnamon n’ raisin biscuits until Feb. 17, the fast-food restaurant chain said in an Oct. 22 news release.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Lee described the miso danish as if someone dipped a biscuit into a potato, carrot, beef stew.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The American South generally conjures up visions of fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, potluck dinners and Southern hospitality.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Customers can now order cinnamon n’ raisin biscuits until Feb. 17, the fast-food restaurant chain said in an Oct. 22 news release.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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The Reese's Oreo Cup brings together milk chocolate and white creme peanut butter cups with Oreo cookie crumbs and were made available for presale on The Hershey's Store starting in August.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Desserts include chocolate truffle torte, pumpkin–tahini cheesecake bars, white chocolate-cranberry bread pudding, cookies and brownies.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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