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appetizer

[ap-i-tahy-zer] / ˈæp ɪˌtaɪ zər /


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Nibble on an appetizer: The main course used to be the whole point of eating out at a restaurant.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

A shockingly good celery, blue cheese, walnut appetizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Maybe, going forward, I should ask ahead of time whether she’d prefer that I Venmo her money rather than bring a dish or appetizer.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

For many critics, it served as the tantalizing appetizer before the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” in 1967, a dazzling entrée if ever there were one.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

For a second appetizer, I asked Angelo to bring a block of the pate he’d made from the liver of my pig.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

White button mushrooms are a valuable specialty crop and a familiar ingredient in everything from salads and appetizers to everyday meals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

It’s a version of the age-old promotional party that replaces passed appetizers and executive remarks with dim lights and high beats per minute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Unless this fish was topped with literal caviar, the meal you’re describing doesn’t sound like it would be near $500, especially if guests were also contributing sides and appetizers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

One of its newly added appetizers is a grilled saltbush-crusted kangaroo loin.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

“Yeah. Sorry about my word choice. But I suddenly have an urge to whip up a feast of hot and cold appetizers for Mom and Emma.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein


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