as in cookie
a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round
The afternoon tea was accompanied by an assortment of biscuits.
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Recent Examples of biscuit
The coffee is bold and bottomless, portions are large and reasonably priced, and the biscuit is probably one of the best in Charlotte.
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Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Izzy’s Place in Cortez serves up biscuits and gravy, a 6-ounce smashburger, waffles and omelettes.
—Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The result is a flaky, lofty biscuit that Bradley believes is far superior to drop biscuits—both in terms of texture and in TLC.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Try brisket sandwiches, protein bowls or pastries — or take the biscuit challenge and attempt to eat their massive biscuit sandwich in 30 minutes to get it for free.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Izzy’s Place in Cortez serves up biscuits and gravy, a 6-ounce smashburger, waffles and omelettes.
—Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The result is a flaky, lofty biscuit that Bradley believes is far superior to drop biscuits—both in terms of texture and in TLC.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
Try brisket sandwiches, protein bowls or pastries — or take the biscuit challenge and attempt to eat their massive biscuit sandwich in 30 minutes to get it for free.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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The honey & cinnamon dog tags also make a fine coffee accompaniment with breakfast as these are slightly oversize, graham cracker-style cookies.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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João pitches the same idea to Daisy, who agrees after telling him her side of the cookie debacle.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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