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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
Try the soft and savory Parmesan-and-chive biscuit with butter and the slightly sweet kaya bun (trust us and get some chili oil on the side) with whatever seasonal drink is available.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
It’s filled with 120 recipes, many of which require a smoker and/or a grill, though some — such as their salads, curry pastes, fish sauce cheddar bay biscuits, Vietnamese-meets-Cajun seafood boil and calamansi bars — do not.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Gallivan’s focaccia also showed main character energy in the brunch menu with a play on biscuits and gravy.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Options include the chicken biscuit or the Egg White Grill for breakfast, sandwiches or nuggets for lunch, and the chicken nugget kids meal.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
It’s filled with 120 recipes, many of which require a smoker and/or a grill, though some — such as their salads, curry pastes, fish sauce cheddar bay biscuits, Vietnamese-meets-Cajun seafood boil and calamansi bars — do not.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Gallivan’s focaccia also showed main character energy in the brunch menu with a play on biscuits and gravy.
—Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Options include the chicken biscuit or the Egg White Grill for breakfast, sandwiches or nuggets for lunch, and the chicken nugget kids meal.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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Inspired by three new Chessmen flavors — Salted Caramel, Cinnamon Sugar and Brown Butter Pecan — the board reflects a color palette of rich caramel and brown butter hues, while also incorporating a hidden compartment in the base that’s perfect for storing cookies.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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According to a California audit last month which analyzed open network traffic across more than 7,600 popular websites scanned from California, over half (55%) of sites set advertising cookies even after users explicitly rejected them.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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