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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
Izzy’s Place in Cortez serves up biscuits and gravy, a 6-ounce smashburger, waffles and omelettes.
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Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The restaurant closes briefly in the late afternoon before dinner service, which runs until 10 p.m.
• The menu: Expect biscuits, waffles, beignets and a fried chicken biscuit at breakfast, plus vegan options like tofu chilaquiles.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
These are the most popular biscuit recipes, according to BHG readers.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
And the Jalapeño Breakfast Biscuit include jalapeños, sausage or bacon, egg and American cheese on a buttery biscuit.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Jason Dill
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
The restaurant closes briefly in the late afternoon before dinner service, which runs until 10 p.m.
• The menu: Expect biscuits, waffles, beignets and a fried chicken biscuit at breakfast, plus vegan options like tofu chilaquiles.
—Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
These are the most popular biscuit recipes, according to BHG readers.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
And the Jalapeño Breakfast Biscuit include jalapeños, sausage or bacon, egg and American cheese on a buttery biscuit.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biscuit
cookie
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Her boyfriend got it from BadAsh Bakes, the viral bakery based in Pasadena best known for its cinnamon rolls, cookies, brownies and layer cakes.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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On the plane, a flight attendant gave her cookies and a toy.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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