as in bites
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 snacks
Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Our team uses regular video huddles with space for humor and shoutouts and messaging channels dedicated to personal interests, including team wins, on-the-road snacks and more.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Constructed from shatter-resistant plastic with adhesive rubber feet to attach to the bottom, the drawers are suitable for organizing just about anything, including cosmetics, snacks, pet food and treats, trinkets, laundry essentials, index cards, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Each bus will also feature free Wi-Fi, an onboard bar (with drinks and snacks available for purchase), a toilet, and a separate changing room.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Sucralose, a sweetener found in many diet sodas, low-calorie snacks and powdered sugar substitutes, could interfere with immunotherapy in cancer patients, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Tickets cost $15 and come with snacks and your first round of drinks paid.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Powe still comes by once a week to drop off snacks for kids in the hotel — chips, cookies, jerky, fruit snacks, Little Debbie’s, whatever is on sale — shelling out about $100 or more of her own money every week doing so.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
While the lion’s share of concession income comes from the food and beverage venues, retail more recently has been responsible for a higher share of revenue, Brickner said, but that’s largely because airport shops across the country are increasingly stocked with more grab and go meals and snacks.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Our team uses regular video huddles with space for humor and shoutouts and messaging channels dedicated to personal interests, including team wins, on-the-road snacks and more.
—Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Constructed from shatter-resistant plastic with adhesive rubber feet to attach to the bottom, the drawers are suitable for organizing just about anything, including cosmetics, snacks, pet food and treats, trinkets, laundry essentials, index cards, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
Each bus will also feature free Wi-Fi, an onboard bar (with drinks and snacks available for purchase), a toilet, and a separate changing room.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Sucralose, a sweetener found in many diet sodas, low-calorie snacks and powdered sugar substitutes, could interfere with immunotherapy in cancer patients, according to research from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The practice also offers a calm, welcoming environment where doctors have time to be hospitable, offering patients coffee and snacks.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
Tickets cost $15 and come with snacks and your first round of drinks paid.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
Powe still comes by once a week to drop off snacks for kids in the hotel — chips, cookies, jerky, fruit snacks, Little Debbie’s, whatever is on sale — shelling out about $100 or more of her own money every week doing so.
—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snacks
Noun
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This week's quiz highlights burger bites, sporty stars — and a lot more.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Ohana Beach Bar serves up tiki-style cocktails, and Laguna Beach offers bites, drinks, and even an inflatable obstacle course right in the water.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
14 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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In his article for Mosaic magazine, Israeli computer scientist Moshe Koppel calculates that Sefaria’s digitized library, about a thousand volumes, barely grazes the surface.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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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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“Snacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snacks. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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