biscuit

British
as in cookie
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 Hardee's: All biscuits are heart-shaped through Feb. 16. Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Joe's To Go is offering Joe's special four-piece dinner with four (1/2) pints sides and four biscuits with apple butter ($24.99) for carryout. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 The promotion is limited to one honey butter chicken biscuit per person, while supplies last. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 The ingredients are tucked into a tortilla that’s inspired by the chain’s signature biscuits. Raven Brunner, People.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for biscuit
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cookie
Noun
  • The herbal teas are all mixed on site and shortbread cookies are made by Zaretsky, from her cottage bakery Beyond the Veil Baking.
    Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
  • Though competition was fierce, the ice cream cookie sandwich edged out the runner-up by just one point.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2025

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“Biscuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biscuit. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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