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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
And The Happy Egg serves homemade biscuits – plain, $1.50; Fried chicken biscuit, $6.50; and bacon or sausage biscuit, $3.50 – and an array of muffins.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Fluffy cheddar bay biscuits ($22) are draped in rich pimentón gravy with eggs your way.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
El Moro turns typical tavern fare on its head, with eats like rainbow trout, pork sugo, and duck confit biscuits and gravy on offer.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
In addition to morning staples such as French toast and biscuits and gravy, The Pork Belly also offered a selection of burgers and sandwiches for lunch.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Fluffy cheddar bay biscuits ($22) are draped in rich pimentón gravy with eggs your way.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
El Moro turns typical tavern fare on its head, with eats like rainbow trout, pork sugo, and duck confit biscuits and gravy on offer.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
In addition to morning staples such as French toast and biscuits and gravy, The Pork Belly also offered a selection of burgers and sandwiches for lunch.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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Madsen is the founder and CEO of Maya’s Cookies, a gourmet vegan cookie company with locations in Granville and San Marcos and an e-commerce business selling cookies on its website.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Get them in the Christmas spirit with this Yankee Candle, which smells just like grandma’s famous Christmas cookies.—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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