snacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of snack
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of snack
as in noshes

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Recent Examples of snacks
Noun
The country’s beloved pubs, known for serving cheap drinks and small snacks, have long been a staple of Japan’s nightlife culture. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The launch will test just how many health-maxxing hacks consumers want in their snacks. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 Gurel writes that the associations with hippies, dieting, and dessert-like snacks all gave yogurt a feminine connotation. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026 Free snacks include Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Hot Pockets, Gatorade and Sargento Might Bites. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 The final day for parents and their children to fill their carts with school necessities — backpacks, snacks and notebooks — came as students and families prepared for the new school year. — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Among the treats kids asked for by name, Little Debbie snacks and Simple Mills Chocolate Brownie Sweet Thins earned mentions by parents. — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026 The workshop fee is $25 and includes lunch and snacks on both days. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The facility has family rooms and conference rooms as well as a kitchen that can serve smoothies, custom meals and assorted snacks. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snacks
  1. bites
  2. grazes
  3. mouthfuls
  4. nibbles
Noun
  • The family-friendly pool is fantastic, with drinks and bites for those who want to camp out there all day, and there’s plenty to explore, from the chef’s garden to the American Poet’s Maze on-site.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Those are followed by snack bites (+28%) and cereal bars (+20%).
    — Parents, Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bites
Verb
  • To embody the creepy character, the Oscar winner’s strawberry blonde hair appeared to be multiple shades darker, akin to an auburn hue, while a fresh set of fringe grazes her brow bone.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • The lob length grazes the shoulders, and fringe kicks off the confidence.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of grazes
Noun
  • The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mouthfuls
Verb
  • Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of nibbles

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