as in cookie
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
Start the day at Leiper’s Fork Market, a run-of-the-mill gas station that serves delicious cathead biscuits.
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The Village Anchor uses chicken instead of turkey, Biscuit Belly swaps in homemade biscuits for the base, Noosh Nosh adds queso and chorizo for a Southwestern twist, and the Sidebar at Whiskey Row serves a hot brown burger.
—Rich Warren, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026
The coffee is bold and bottomless, portions are large and reasonably priced, and the biscuit is probably one of the best in Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Izzy’s Place in Cortez serves up biscuits and gravy, a 6-ounce smashburger, waffles and omelettes.
—Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The Village Anchor uses chicken instead of turkey, Biscuit Belly swaps in homemade biscuits for the base, Noosh Nosh adds queso and chorizo for a Southwestern twist, and the Sidebar at Whiskey Row serves a hot brown burger.
—Rich Warren, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026
The coffee is bold and bottomless, portions are large and reasonably priced, and the biscuit is probably one of the best in Charlotte.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Izzy’s Place in Cortez serves up biscuits and gravy, a 6-ounce smashburger, waffles and omelettes.
—Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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Berating yourself over an occasional glass of wine or a cookie can increase your stress, which isn’t necessarily healthy, adds Desai.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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These Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches are an ALDI shopper favorite—made with soft cookies sandwiching vanilla icing.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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