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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
The green onion and roasted garlic biscuit is served smothered in crawfish and smoked tasso ham cream sauce.
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
The cookbook features more than 260 recipes, including six different types of biscuits and, depending on your definition, nine or so cornbread and cornbread-adjacent recipes.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2025
My aunt couldn't stop talking about the black pepper in the biscuits and the sage on the carrots.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 Dec. 2025
Waldo's Chicken & Beer Christmas Eve hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Orders and pickup: Holiday party packs include your choice of fried chicken, wings or chicken tenders with three pint-sized sides, cheddar biscuits, coleslaw and sauce.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
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Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 18 Dec. 2025
The cookbook features more than 260 recipes, including six different types of biscuits and, depending on your definition, nine or so cornbread and cornbread-adjacent recipes.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2025
My aunt couldn't stop talking about the black pepper in the biscuits and the sage on the carrots.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 16 Dec. 2025
Waldo's Chicken & Beer Christmas Eve hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Orders and pickup: Holiday party packs include your choice of fried chicken, wings or chicken tenders with three pint-sized sides, cheddar biscuits, coleslaw and sauce.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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Soft, spreadable butter that can be used instantly on toast and biscuits, or in baking recipes for cookies, cakes, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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For the ultimate dessert, add them to a bowl of ice cream or mix them into cookie dough.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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