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
Want to get a head start on party appetizer prep or planning to enjoy these cheese crackers with snacks or lunches throughout the week?
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
The appetizer table will feature a charcuterie board, bacon rollups, brie bites, bruschetta, sausage rolls, wings, spinach and artichoke dip and Irish potato pancakes known as boxty.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
And appetizers as disparate as burrata, hamachi collar, and fideos somehow all make sense together in the chefs’ hands.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
But before our last meeting of the year during the holiday season, our group wanted to up the ante on our appetizer game for the book’s finale.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
The appetizer table will feature a charcuterie board, bacon rollups, brie bites, bruschetta, sausage rolls, wings, spinach and artichoke dip and Irish potato pancakes known as boxty.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
And appetizers as disparate as burrata, hamachi collar, and fideos somehow all make sense together in the chefs’ hands.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
But before our last meeting of the year during the holiday season, our group wanted to up the ante on our appetizer game for the book’s finale.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for appetizer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
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Individual packs of raisins can be helpful for a quick on-the-go snack.Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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And if that’s not enough food, the evening will be finished with a late-night snack from Picasso’s Pizza.Luke Chinman, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Contemporary yet refined, this hotel offers 104 rooms, each with a muted palette of blues, tans, and oranges, and plenty of communal spaces to get a taste of the city’s vibrant culture.Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2025
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Want More? To get another taste, shop and learn more about French Broad Chocolates here on their website.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Customers can get their first bites of the new steak garlic nacho fries Thursday, Jan. 16, at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the fast-food chain.Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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The impact of the former could be more bark than bite, given that the U.S. has significantly reduced its dependence on Chinese imports over the past decade.Wes Moss, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This mouthful of a condition is a chronic type of arthritis that causes spine inflamation.Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the most powerful person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 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 Jan. 2025.
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