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a piece of food that is meant to be picked up with the fingers and eaten
Waiters offered the guests finger food during the cocktail hour.
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Recent Examples of finger food
Originals, cards, giclee prints and more will be available for sale and finger foods will be served.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Allen is brought finger foods on a tray and is not allowed utensils, the source said.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Anything that involves rice was originally meant to be finger food.
—Shindy Chen
february 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Allen is brought finger foods on a tray and is not allowed utensils, the source said.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Anything that involves rice was originally meant to be finger food.
—Shindy Chen
february 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
The food shies away from the typical — no crab rangoon here — for finger foods that harken to cuisines outside the South Pacific, like Jamaican style jerk shrimp skewers ($18) and salmon ceviche ($16).
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger food
Noun
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This is especially true in winter when natural food sources are less available.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 May 2026
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Native plants are the natural food source for native animals, such as the more than 500 bee species of the Chicago region.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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But my favorite meal of all was room-service breakfast, served on our patio, with perfect ocean views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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The attorney said earlier this week that her clients also had been given meals containing worms, which prompted some detainees to go on a hunger strike.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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When entering the galleries for cocktail hour on Saturday, guests essentially walked into a small but immersive slice of these artists’ worlds.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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In terms of beach dining, there's a dedicated team of sandy-footed helpers who can fetch you everything from a lounge chair to a cocktail.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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One whole large egg is considered a serving.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2026
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To coin a phrase, some are born super-powered, some become super-powered and some have superpowers thrust upon them, and in every case this comes with a serving of tragedy and trauma, for heroes and villains alike.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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To work around these limitations, epidemiologists in the field have turned to broader-spectrum diagnostic kits and alternative rapid assays, though shortages of testing supplies and the logistical difficulties of operating in remote outbreak regions continue to hamper response efforts.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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The stadium is now used by people seeking shelter from gangs, who now control key routes to and from the capital, choking off vital supplies in the Caribbean nation grappling with a deepening hunger crisis.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Hip-checked by Seymour on the play at the plate, Neto remained on the dirt for several minutes before athletic trainers helped him to his feet.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Mission Viejo right fielder Riley Campbell collected her third hit in the seventh to bring the tying run to the plate but Herrera escaped another jam to spark a celebratory dogpile.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
31 May 2026
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“Finger food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20food. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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