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Recent Examples of fritters
Other strong options include the lobster roll, bouillabaisse, and shrimp-and-lobster fritters.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
In the Netherlands, Oliebollen, doughnut-like fritters stuffed with apples, are a traditional Dutch New Year’s sweet.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Corn fritters Corn fritters appear in the WWI cookbook as an example of a simple, wheat-saving side.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The diverse menu will have more than 100 items, including multiple varieties of dosa, vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries, biryani, parotta flatbread, tandoori, sambar stew, ragi mudde balls, soups, steamed idli rice cakes, machurian, medu vada fritters, pongal and more.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Despite the tender collards in these fritters, each one is crispy and snappy thanks to cornstarch in the batter and white onions.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
For Caribbean food, head to O’Niel Caribbean Kitchen, where treats like saltfish fritters or balchi fish balls are worth the inevitably long waits for a table.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
The bakery also makes apple fritters, croissant doughnuts and wheat-free doughnuts and serves Equator coffee.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Enjoy the daily rotating lunch special (a nod to the original street food cart) of prawn fritters or duck salad with Vietnamese coffee tiramisu for dessert.
—Gizelle Lau, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
In the Netherlands, Oliebollen, doughnut-like fritters stuffed with apples, are a traditional Dutch New Year’s sweet.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
Corn fritters Corn fritters appear in the WWI cookbook as an example of a simple, wheat-saving side.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
The diverse menu will have more than 100 items, including multiple varieties of dosa, vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries, biryani, parotta flatbread, tandoori, sambar stew, ragi mudde balls, soups, steamed idli rice cakes, machurian, medu vada fritters, pongal and more.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Despite the tender collards in these fritters, each one is crispy and snappy thanks to cornstarch in the batter and white onions.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
For Caribbean food, head to O’Niel Caribbean Kitchen, where treats like saltfish fritters or balchi fish balls are worth the inevitably long waits for a table.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
The bakery also makes apple fritters, croissant doughnuts and wheat-free doughnuts and serves Equator coffee.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Enjoy the daily rotating lunch special (a nod to the original street food cart) of prawn fritters or duck salad with Vietnamese coffee tiramisu for dessert.
—Gizelle Lau, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fritters
Noun
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Suet cakes are also very useful if the fall.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Today, the downtown Corsicana shop produces around 20,000 cakes each day during its busy season, proving just how in demand that original recipe still is.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Hours later, after dodging cow patties the size of dinner plates and gaping holes leading to marmot burrows, the locations are chosen and the traps are set.—
Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
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Noting that the president was given a gold crown and beef patties with ketchup while in South Korea, Jost joked that the 79-year-old basically just had a Happy Meal with a toy.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Fries, crispy potato balls, potato chips, and croquettes are other good finger-food ideas.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Dec. 2025
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The croquettes were sold online and through retailers in Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2025
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“Fritters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fritters. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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