snacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of snack
as in bites
a small amount of food eaten between meals He had a snack of chips and dip. I didn't have time for lunch, so I just grabbed a quick/light snack.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of snack
as in noshes

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Recent Examples of snacks
Noun
Growing up in North Carolina, one of my favorite childhood snacks was the oatmeal crème pie produced by Lance, the snack-food manufacturer based in my hometown of Charlotte. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026 There are also some grab-and-go snacks available for purchase in the living/reception area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Oct. 2026 Potato chips, olives, salami and cucumber slices also make her list of easy, go-to snacks. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Beyond tacos, the menu includes fresh salads, The Good Bird Bowl with eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, black beans and avocado, and snacks such as queso and chips and esquites (Mexican street corn). — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026 As the pair channel-flipped through Channel 4, Burnham down a whole canister of Twiglets following the PM’s reveal of his favorite doomsday-prepping snacks. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026 The 1,200-piece kit features Grogu in his beskar armor, with a satchel to carry his equipment (or snacks). — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026 South Area Market Inside this small market there are shelves of snacks and staples from Southeast Asia. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Hidden at the back of the dining room, along the wall of Japanese pantry products and behind a display of snacks is a narrow display of bento. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snacks
  1. bites
  2. grazes
  3. mouthfuls
  4. nibbles
Noun
  • MacIntosh also points out that the fecal avoidance experiment bears little connection to how the initial outbreak spread, through bodily fluids transmitted through scratches or bites.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It is spread by insect bites The virus is transmitted to animals through the bite of a Culicoides midge, which is a small insect similar to a fly.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bites
Verb
  • When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The ranch already grazes its cattle on the adjacent public parcel through a lease with the BLM.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of grazes
Noun
  • Trump himself issued mouthfuls of balderdash during the event.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of mouthfuls
Verb
  • Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of nibbles

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“Snacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snacks. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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