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Recent Examples of shortbread
And, of course, Thin Mints top Trefoils, the classic buttery shortbread cookies.
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Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Classic shortbread gets a bright spring flavor boost from lemon.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Amenities and extras include lovely touches like milk in the fridge, mixed cocktails, and a seemingly endless supply of shortbread.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
These adorable shortbread cookies are flavored with lemon oil and get their bright yellow color from turmeric.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Classic shortbread gets a bright spring flavor boost from lemon.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Amenities and extras include lovely touches like milk in the fridge, mixed cocktails, and a seemingly endless supply of shortbread.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
These adorable shortbread cookies are flavored with lemon oil and get their bright yellow color from turmeric.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortbread
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It’s known for outlaws, hermits, drugs, hippies, and an aversion to outsiders — like the much ballyhooed Humboldt County across the Californian border but way more under the radar.—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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According to Greek and Roman mythology, Orion was a nocturnal hermit hunter who was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Rang sells different flavors of matcha, from a standard matcha latte to other flavors such as guava matcha, a cookie butter matcha, a double strawberry matcha, an ube matcha and a pandan matcha which with tropical coconut and vanilla flavors.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Blue Bell ice cream flavors Year-round Blue Bell flavors include vanilla, cookies and cream and mint chocolate chip.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Noun
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Dessert canapés included champagne and pistachio macaroons, orange crème brûlée tartlets and miniature rhubarb crumble tartlets.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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The dessert station offers fresh fruit, brownies, cookies, macaroons, eclairs and cheesecakes.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sprinkle gingersnap cookies into center of dough.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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Antignane’s version stands out due to its roasted pumpkin (rather than canned) and courtesy of its gingersnap cookie crust.—
Karla Walsh,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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The first goal scored grants a free strawberry shortcake with purchase, the third goal grants a free cup of soup and the fifth goal has a free club sandwich with any purchase.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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Enjoy a huge serving of delicious strawberry shortcake paired with refreshing strawberry lemonade for just $5 per person.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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The restaurant chain also has a special pre-fixe Father's Day menu including a chocolate peanut butter brownie.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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There are brownies to bake for year-end pool parties, teacher gifts to purchase and shopping for summer birthday party presents that are often being crammed into the final weeks of school.—
Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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These cookies have many of the same recipe components as snickerdoodles, including margarine and extra leavening.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
26 May 2026
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Choose from cookie flavors like chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, or peanut butter, with ice cream flavors like vanilla, pumpkin, and apple pie.—
Leigh Ann Henion,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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The garden’s heirloom tomatoes star in a returning signature dish each summer, featuring coconut fennel pollen custard, plum consomme, leek oil and sesame tuile.—
Sara Rosenthal,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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For dessert, customers can dine on treats like an orange blossom saffron olive oil cake for $11 (complete with black walnut tuile and strawberry coulis).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Shortbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortbread. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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