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 dinner includes a selection of appetizers, salads, and a main dish of turkey plus sides and dessert.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
When serving appetizers, offer napkins instead of plates to avoid more dirty dishes.
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—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
The tournament, which will take place between Feb 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, will be a tantalizing appetizer to the NHL’s return to the Olympics in 2026.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The dinner includes choices of appetizers, soup or salad, several entrée choices (including a traditional turkey dinner), soup, salad, and desserts.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
When serving appetizers, offer napkins instead of plates to avoid more dirty dishes.
8.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
The tournament, which will take place between Feb 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, will be a tantalizing appetizer to the NHL’s return to the Olympics in 2026.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
The dinner includes choices of appetizers, soup or salad, several entrée choices (including a traditional turkey dinner), soup, salad, and desserts.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for appetizer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
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Watch the video below to see what healthy snack this hungry bear enjoyed in the family's backyard!Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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During their stay, the couple helped by taking care of their nephews and by cooking snacks for the family.Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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But how does Walsh apply that same approach to fashion to clients with varied tastes?Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
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Over the decades, certain coffee table books have become their own status symbols (including Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style), serving as signifiers of taste.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Located just below Tak, Izakaya is ideal for quick bites of sushi and sips of sake in a casual setting.Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
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Betting on one brand gives you only one bite at the apple.Gary Stern, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yes, there’s a demonic agent of chaos with six limbs and a mouthful of huge teeth.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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In order to catch liars, the ancient Chinese would sometimes give the accused a mouthful of uncooked rice during interrogation—and then ask the person to open wide.Susan Saulny, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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And because no road trip is complete without snacks, the pod comes stocked with drinks and nibbles to keep you fueled up.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
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The mega-deal will create a global snacks behemoth, adding a bevy of new nibbles to Mars’ portfolio of brands, which includes Snickers, M&M’s, and the Mars bar.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Appetizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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