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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
Pour it on top of the biscuits mixture and pop it in the oven for a little over an hour.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
The menu moves between Japanese American comfort dishes such as Okinawan taco rice, udon carbonara and matcha roulade and brunch staples including biscuit Benedicts, almond croissants and fresh handmade pastries.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Marchesi 1824, which started life as an elegant pasticceria in Milan, and is now owned by Prada Group, has just opened an exclusive corner offering artisanal chocolate creations, including pralines, cremini, dragées and biscuits.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
While its biscuit sandwich lineup includes a variety of breakfast sandwiches, there’s also biscuits and gravy and chicken and biscuit sandwiches.
—Susan Selasky, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
The menu moves between Japanese American comfort dishes such as Okinawan taco rice, udon carbonara and matcha roulade and brunch staples including biscuit Benedicts, almond croissants and fresh handmade pastries.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Marchesi 1824, which started life as an elegant pasticceria in Milan, and is now owned by Prada Group, has just opened an exclusive corner offering artisanal chocolate creations, including pralines, cremini, dragées and biscuits.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
While its biscuit sandwich lineup includes a variety of breakfast sandwiches, there’s also biscuits and gravy and chicken and biscuit sandwiches.
—Susan Selasky, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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The menu will feature baked pollock, baked tilapia, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, clam chowder, steamed rice, steamed broccoli, French friends, assorted dinner rolls, cookies and ice cream.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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This nut is often enjoyed in cookies—but the macadamia nut has so much more to offer.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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