as in munched
informal
to eat food
—usually + on
We noshed on chips.
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Recent Examples of noshed
In that time, he’s cooked through about 1,000 recipes, noshed at more than 200 restaurants and seriously considered getting a map of the city’s grocery stores tattooed on his arm for easy reference.
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Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Jan. 2026
The president’s guests — which included top members of his administration, MAGA allies and big-time political donors — noshed on hors d’oeuvres and downed exotic cocktails while jazz music blared and burlesque dancers fluttered their fans.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
Throughout the evening, guests noshed on catfish nuggets, lamb kabobs with curry vinaigrette, and, my personal favorite, a doughnut with a halva and whisky caramel glaze.
—Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Jan. 2026
The president’s guests — which included top members of his administration, MAGA allies and big-time political donors — noshed on hors d’oeuvres and downed exotic cocktails while jazz music blared and burlesque dancers fluttered their fans.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noshed
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Plant marigolds as a border plant, as well as intersperse them with your kale crop to make sure that your greens don’t get munched.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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The bird was removed from its nest with permission from the landowner as well as federal and state authorities after viewers of the livestream camera noticed USS 11 had ingested a fishhook on Saturday.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Lilies possess a chemical compound that is not well understood which, if ingested, can be fatal within 1-3 days by causing damage to the kidneys and cellular death of the organ.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Noshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noshed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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