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
Dining The Pennsylvanian features a cafe, where travelers can grab breakfast, lunch, and dinner, along with snacks and a selection of beverages, including wine, beer, spirits, and nonalcoholic drinks. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 Sanghee, who has a day job importing snacks and shoots short films in her spare time, spends two days with the family as old secrets, unsolicited advice and hollow flattery come to the surface. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 July 2026 Make simple shifts such as limiting soda and sugary drinks and snacks while focusing on healthy meals and having a treat at the end of the day. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 July 2026 Add appropriate footwear, water and snacks, plus optional trekking poles and one small luxury item. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 It could be read, for example, to outlaw an excess of sugary snacks during a bike race. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Eat Your Fluids Add water-rich foods such as melon, cucumbers, and yogurt to meals and snacks. — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2026 While your suitcase holds the bulk of your wardrobe, a backpack keeps your laptop, chargers, travel documents, toiletries, snacks, and other in-flight essentials within easy reach. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 Those little white robots that once rolled across college sidewalks with lattes, fries and late-night snacks are getting a new assignment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snacks
  1. bites
  2. grazes
  3. mouthfuls
  4. nibbles
Noun
  • It was topped with a full chocolate chip cookie, an Oreo, cookie dough bites, cookie crumble, whipped icing and chocolate sauce.
    — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • The Great Porch also has light bites that are best enjoyed by the open flames, and there’s Dew Bar, the poolside restaurant opened seasonally.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Definition of bites
Verb
  • Paul walks the cavern’s polished concrete floor, absorbs its hum, grazes its plastic surfaces with his fingertips.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The plot of Red Sheet, though, only grazes the surface of Ellroy’s unique historical perspective.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 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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