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
Our tasters loved the flavor of the filling and agree this appetizer recipe is worth trying at home.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
This appetizer was added in 2011, and in every year but one since then, at least one team that wins a game in Dayton has won its next game, too.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
Following the appetizer course, the diners at the table next to them — a middle-aged woman and a teenager — began speaking on a phone call, with the phone in speaker mode.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
His dad's culinary speciality, meatballs, will also be featured as an appetizer.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
This appetizer was added in 2011, and in every year but one since then, at least one team that wins a game in Dayton has won its next game, too.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
Following the appetizer course, the diners at the table next to them — a middle-aged woman and a teenager — began speaking on a phone call, with the phone in speaker mode.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
His dad's culinary speciality, meatballs, will also be featured as an appetizer.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
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The Observatory of Economic Complexity, which also studies trade data, says some consumer products such as snacks, cosmetics and automobiles can see much higher tariffs than the average, as high as 35%, in Cambodia.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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Most people grab a snack while watching TV, winding down after a long day, or when bored or stressed.—
Johna Burdeos,
Health,
8 Apr. 2025
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McCarthy’s point is that Journalism got a taste of it today and came through it well.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Inspired by Nikko Kanaya Hotel, Japan's oldest resort hotel, the suite has interesting retro design elements and gets you access to Goen Café, where a cold Nikko Original Craft Beer offers a taste of what’s coming.—
Paul Jebara,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Felix Wicker Outdoor Side Table by Jake Arnold When hosting an outdoor soiree, include multiple places to rest nibbles and drinks.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Mar. 2025
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When your core temperature reaches 93, amnesia nibbles at your consciousness.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Appetizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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