as in bite
a small amount of food eaten between meals
He had a snack of chips and dip. I didn't have time for lunch, so I just grabbed a quick/light snack.
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Recent Examples of snack
Sherri Gordon, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Go-to drink order and snack on an airplane?
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
But Aniston is specifically credited for these Enchilada Bites, a fewer-than-10-ingredients snack.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sometimes kids just want to snack on some chips, says Garay.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Go-to drink order and snack on an airplane?
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
Pair them with soft cheeses like brie or goat, serve alongside a charcuterie spread, or enjoy straight from the package for a delicious snack.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
But Aniston is specifically credited for these Enchilada Bites, a fewer-than-10-ingredients snack.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snack
Noun
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Watch this historic matchup on panoramic, state-of-the-art digital screens with premium seating, specialty cocktails, craft beer, and upscale bites like crispy chicken wings, flatbreads, and signature burgers.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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That took a huge bite out of Fox’s total numbers.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The tribe’s most recent binding pact from 1863, which preexists the federal law that regulates mining of public lands, guarantees its members exclusive use of the area to fish, hunt, gather and graze animals.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 23-year-old singer paired the vintage designer piece, which barely grazed her hips, with black briefs to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions during the night.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But now, the future of Lucille’s American Cafe, a Weston comfort-food institution serving up mouthfuls of nostalgia since 1999, is unclear.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Their Cap & Cane Spirits Overproof Rum clocks in at 63% ABV and is created from a mix of Guatemalan molasses, turbinado sugar, and evaporated cane juice that delivers a mouthful of flavor.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Surrounded by noshing fairgoers under a vast canopy, the crew members set up cameras and assembled on a red plastic tablecloth the smorgasbord for the petite 33-year-old twin sisters to take on.—
Ethan Wolin
Updated July 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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Nothing is more Montford than noshing on crab Rangoon and washing them down with rail G&Ts while watching a bright-eyed newlywed take on a tattooed regular at pool, the squish squish squish of footsteps on a sticky floor punctuating each turn.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Naylor said the shark bite capital county's shoreline averages 12 to 15 bites or nibbles a year and had seen only four as of late July.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some might be familiar with sour cream biscuits served in miniature form at classic Southern restaurants as just a nibble to snack on while at the table; others might remember their grandmothers mixing up the simple delights on lazy Sunday afternoons.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snack. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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