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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
Sett Coffee From the owners of Clam Bar, this all-day coffee shop has Flutter Butter gluten-free cookies and honey biscuits from the Golden Gnome.
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Nancy Kane,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
For breakfast, head to Shipshewana Auction Restaurant on the auction grounds, where locals fuel up with plate-sized cinnamon rolls and the famous haystack, a layered combination of biscuits, gravy, hash browns, eggs, and sausage.
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Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Ted Ted Lasso may not be real, but fans of the game, show, and biscuits will dig this one.
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Nancy Kane,
Curbed,
25 June 2026
For breakfast, head to Shipshewana Auction Restaurant on the auction grounds, where locals fuel up with plate-sized cinnamon rolls and the famous haystack, a layered combination of biscuits, gravy, hash browns, eggs, and sausage.
—
Jill Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Ted Ted Lasso may not be real, but fans of the game, show, and biscuits will dig this one.
—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
For three days, Nepali mountaineer Dawa Sherpa was trapped deep inside an Everest crevasse, surviving on biscuits, chocolates and chunks of ice, while back home his family had already begun mourning his death.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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The hallowed things of the past have no more claim on you now than a cookie on a plate.
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Caramel swirl, mint chip, or cookie dough all make indulgent fillings that work well with the chocolate ganache and Oreo cookie crust.
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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