as in taste
a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal
a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres
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Recent Examples of hors d'oeuvre
Pair It With: Fancy hors d'oeuvres or a charcuterie board for an elevated happy hour.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
During cocktail hour, guests enjoyed an assortment of hors d'oeuvres, including beef Wellington, chipotle chicken flatbread, arancini and bruschetta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Includes endless hors d'oeuvres, desserts, live music in the barn, Champagne toast.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The $300 ticket includes an open bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., hors d'oeuvres and live entertainment.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
During cocktail hour, guests enjoyed an assortment of hors d'oeuvres, including beef Wellington, chipotle chicken flatbread, arancini and bruschetta.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Includes endless hors d'oeuvres, desserts, live music in the barn, Champagne toast.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
The $300 ticket includes an open bar from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., hors d'oeuvres and live entertainment.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hors d'oeuvre
Noun
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The $210 gourmet meal at the Avondale eatery will cater to a growing interest in weed and a declining taste for booze, chef Devon Quinn said.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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The vampire audience, which at this point includes a couple characters who canonically have good taste, absolutely eats it up.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System relied on contractors reviewing thousands of ER records and categorizing them by cause, including motor vehicle accidents, adverse drug events, firearms, drownings, poisoning, dog bites.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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In Jackson, the battle’s over, and those who suffered bites accept their fate.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The plush microfiber material is gentle on the skin, and the oversized bows add a cute touch to the whole experience.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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Katy Perry's Blue Origin mission slammed as out of touch In the lead-up to the flight, Perry, King and Sánchez all expressed nerves and an eagerness to bring a female finesse to space.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Voters in Mansfield will decide the mayor’s race and three spots on the City Council: Places 1, 2 and 5.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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That means, if everything goes perfect, Miami’s likely competing for a AFC wild card spot unless Buffalo’s MVP quarterback, Josh Allen, suffers some tragic injury, or retires in the coming months.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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That's a drop of 11 from the previous Sunday-to-Friday reporting period.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Holloway, a former UFC featherweight champ, saw his three-fight winning streak end in his most recent scrap, a third-round knockout loss to UFC lightweight champ Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in October 2024.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Then give your child different objects to stick to the wall, like pipe cleaners, pom poms, pieces of felt, scraps of paper, and so on.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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The pack of marine mammals eventually surfaced with mouthfuls of food.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Okay, that's quite an overflowing mouthful of potential pie-in-the-sky promise to chew on all at once.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
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Highlights include Spanish guitar performances, tequila cocktails and a light Mexican appetizer, aboard the San Salvador, a replica of explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo’s vessel, which reached America’s West Coast in 1542.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the clip, the comedian hustles around set sampling caviar appetizers and joking that Lenny Kravitz and Mustard will have to forgo their leather pants for tuxedos.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Hors d'oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hors%20d%27oeuvre. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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