as in taste
a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal
a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres
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Recent Examples of hors d'oeuvre
Ticket includes show, hors d'oeuvres, party favors and Champagne toast at midnight.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Pair It With: Fancy hors d'oeuvres or a charcuterie board for an elevated happy hour.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
During cocktail hour, guests enjoyed an assortment of hors d'oeuvres, including beef Wellington, chipotle chicken flatbread, arancini and bruschetta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Includes endless hors d'oeuvres, desserts, live music in the barn, Champagne toast.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Pair It With: Fancy hors d'oeuvres or a charcuterie board for an elevated happy hour.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
During cocktail hour, guests enjoyed an assortment of hors d'oeuvres, including beef Wellington, chipotle chicken flatbread, arancini and bruschetta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Includes endless hors d'oeuvres, desserts, live music in the barn, Champagne toast.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hors d'oeuvre
Noun
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Visitors can book a tour to get a look at the farm, their milking parlor, the cheese kitchen and get a taste of their cheeses in the farm’s shop.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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From partying in a Nova Scotian kitchen to tasting Inuit cuisine while cruising the Northwest Passage, here are six ways to get a true taste of Canada.—
Renée Morrison,
AFAR Media,
5 June 2025
Noun
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As stories of love, loss and migration unfold over small bites and careful sips, Bose paints a portrait of identity steeped in sensory memory.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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What Davies has thus far brought to his second bite of the Who apple has proven … mixed.—
Glen Weldon,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to Donald Trump, asked Elon Musk to get in touch amid his public fallout with the president on Thursday.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Designed for all-season use, the farmhouse set features a daisy design that’s a perfect touch of texture for any room.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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Available commercial space includes a spot for a freestanding restaurant with a large patio, over 13,000 square feet of retail space along West Berry Street and over 5,000 square feet of retail off Cockrell Avenue, behind the TCU campus store.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2025
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Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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The full-length leads during a packed frame of exciting new releases, as this Friday (June 6), includes drops from stars across genres — but none of them can quite compete with Wayne at the moment.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Tesla’s profits plummeted 71% over the first three months of the year, with reputation rankings showing a similarly precipitous drop amongst consumers.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Meanwhile, in the UFC Atlanta co-main event, former two-time UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas faces the rising Miranda Maverick in a flyweight scrap.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Authorities were able to track down the suspect thanks to fingerprints on the bag covering the woman and a scrap of a tent like ones provided to people without shelter, the newspaper said.—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Sleek and syrupy rich mouthful of maple syrup and mocha with succulent red cherries and some mushrooms on the finish.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The photo shows a happy Thomas with his Philly in his lap, and a mouthful of Angelo's.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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And just like that, an appetizer exploded into legend.—
David Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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And the film worked all too well as an appetizer, since the festival only showed Part 1 of what is, in fact, a two-part HBO documentary.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hors d'oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hors%20d%27oeuvre. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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