fritter

as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup

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Recent Examples of fritter Canyon Donuts Opened in January 2025, this little business serves up fresh donuts, luscious apple fritters and cinnamon rolls as big as hubcaps. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025 With just a simple mix of ingredients, your couscous becomes lovely fritters, pan-fried to golden perfection. Sami Tamimi august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025 Make zucchini fritters, and serve them with sour cream or yogurt sauce. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2025 The restaurant also sells cinnamon rolls, beignets, fritters and coffee cake. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fritter
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Noun
  • In the photo, Parker, 21, is seen blowing out the candles on her birthday cake with Bronny beside her.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Best of all, the cake recipe included in the book really works, so young readers and their grown-ups can apply their new baking skills in their own home kitchens.
    Caroline Carlson September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Top bottom halves of biscuits with patties, about 2 tablespoons of the hash browns, and top halves of biscuits, cut sides down.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The menu item features two patties topped with American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
    James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Fritter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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