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
Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Our favorite finds include a set of chaise lounge chairs under $200, a compact bistro dining set available in spring-ready shades like pastel pink and eggshell blue, and a $30 side table that offers extra room for snacks and drinks.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 3 Mar. 2026
Nahill is even featured in a video, indulgently attempting to snack on a donut, before Tyson, now a de facto spokesperson for HHS’ healthy foods initiatives, slaps it out of his hand.
—Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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Noun
This was the second year for the festival, and just as the parade wound down on the street out front, children and their families walked in from the drizzle for popcorn, snacks, drawing, games and just a lot of running around on play mats.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Our favorite finds include a set of chaise lounge chairs under $200, a compact bistro dining set available in spring-ready shades like pastel pink and eggshell blue, and a $30 side table that offers extra room for snacks and drinks.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
Both groups also stopped eating and dimmed the lights three hours before bedtime, timing their last meal or snack with their individual sleep schedules.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 3 Mar. 2026
Nahill is even featured in a video, indulgently attempting to snack on a donut, before Tyson, now a de facto spokesperson for HHS’ healthy foods initiatives, slaps it out of his hand.
—Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snack
Noun
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The four-piece set—a loveseat, two chairs, and a matching table—comfortably seats up to four, providing a perfect spot for small bites and drinks.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wisconsin Watch is a member of the Gigafact program, newsrooms across the US that deliver bite-sized fact checks of trending claims.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Untold acres would need to be set aside to let cows graze, detracting from what land is left wild and for the public.—
Harper West,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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The head-turning piece featured a giant sheer mesh panel that bared her legs from her upper thighs to her knees, then fanning out into a sculptural layer of shredded black fabric that grazed the red carpet.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Any notion that the Broncos were scraping by was met with a mouthful of bristles from Sean Payton.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.—
Paul Stephen,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Visit the Dublin Castle, look at the 9th-century manuscript of the Book of Kells at Trinity College, before noshing down some fish and chips for dinner.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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This week's quiz highlights baseball bests, nutty nibbles — and a lot more.—
Khloe Quill , Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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But is there enough meat on the bones of this HBO dark comedy to sustain an audience through the nibbles of mystery for the next six Sundays?—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Snack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snack. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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