as in snack
a small dish of food served before the main part of a meal
Shrimp with cocktail sauce were served as an appetizer.
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Recent Examples of appetizer
The restaurant serves appetizers, Roman-style pizzas, pasta, steaks, pork, seafood and chicken and more.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
This includes tastings of each sangria along with appetizers, and concludes with a chance to create their own sangria!
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Or to put in another simple way, Israel is the appetizer and the United States is the entrée.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Veranda, located on the sixth floor, hosts food and drinks from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, from breakfast, to afternoon tea, to appetizers, to desserts.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
This includes tastings of each sangria along with appetizers, and concludes with a chance to create their own sangria!
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Or to put in another simple way, Israel is the appetizer and the United States is the entrée.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Veranda, located on the sixth floor, hosts food and drinks from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, from breakfast, to afternoon tea, to appetizers, to desserts.
—Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
Noun
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Made with whole grain Nebraska corn, milk protein isolate and simple, recognizable ingredients, this snack is popped and tumbled in real flavor like White Cheddar, Olive Oil & Sea Salt and Sweet & Salty Kettle.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The James Beard Award winner is teaming up with Target's Good & Gather line to bring Carolina-style appetizers, snacks, and sauces to tables across the country.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 May 2025
Noun
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For a taste of the unusual, check out the Burger King in Kayenta, Arizona, which is home to a mini museum honoring the Navajo Code Talkers, who helped transmit secret messages to Allied forces during World War II.—
Matt Alderton,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Sunflower seed shells are often coated in salt for taste and flavor, sometimes as much as 70 mg for every 1 ounce of seeds.14 The American Heart Association suggests consuming no more than 1,500 grams of sodium per day, although Dietary Guidelines allow for up to 2,300 milligrams per day.15 2.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The young girl took a bite of the guacamole and flashed a thumbs up.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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While there is a timeline for all the moving parts of the day from guest arrivals to late-night bites at the after-party, planners need to be ready for anything.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
25 May 2025
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Miss Manners has seen people who want to talk through a mouthful of food cover their mouths like this, but not those trying to modulate their voices. Is lowering your volume just too obvious?—
Judith Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Hydrogen peroxide with a 3% concentration is the concentration sold in most pharmacies. Take a small mouthful of the mixture and tilt your head back.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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This smaller fork, which sometimes has two tines, other times three, is designed for those pesky happy hour nibbles that tend to roll away from you.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Lennie and Jessie Ware of Table Manners on nibbles Lennie: A large jug of margaritas always goes down well but can be lethal.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Appetizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizer. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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