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
Vitello got an appetizer of the rivalry during spring training when the Giants played the Dodgers twice during Cactus League play, but those exhibitions in Scottsdale and Glendale paled in comparison to the real deal in San Francisco.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
The brunch buffet is filled with over 25 food items, such as breakfast classics, hot and cold appetizers, lunch entrees and several desserts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Stack fruit, veggies, cheese, meats, and dips for guests for an easy, instant appetizer tray.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
His Suns felt closer to an appetizer than an opponent.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
The brunch buffet is filled with over 25 food items, such as breakfast classics, hot and cold appetizers, lunch entrees and several desserts.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Stack fruit, veggies, cheese, meats, and dips for guests for an easy, instant appetizer tray.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
His Suns felt closer to an appetizer than an opponent.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetizer
Noun
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Whether eaten as a quick snack, squeezed into juice or added to salads and desserts, these fruits offer both taste and nutrition to every bite.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Families can also borrow toys to bring home, and return to enjoy snacks and amenities.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Santa Fe Dry Goods is about having extremely good taste, providing a place where a mix of generations wearing natural-fiber outfits can shop.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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However, Sarwer noted that physiological senses like taste can vary a lot from person to person at baseline.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two Boys Fighting Over a Bladder (circa 1767–1770) suggests that the latter view has bite.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The wing’s bark pairs with plenty of bite.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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Dual Edition, a mouthful of a chip that includes 64MB of 3D V-Cache on both processor dies, without the hybrid arrangement that has defined the other chips up until now.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2026
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Still, some marine mammals can’t resist a mouthful of unsalted goodness.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
18 Mar. 2026
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Don’t nudge your side piece for inside nibbles.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Most pests make little nibbles on plants, but groundhogs take big bites out of tomatoes, cabbage heads, and other crops.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Appetizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetizer. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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