as in natural food
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a piece of food that is meant to be picked up with the fingers and eaten
Waiters offered the guests finger food during the cocktail hour.
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Recent Examples of finger food
Moonlight offers a creative menu of mixed drinks such as the Moonshadow (featuring bourbon, rum, coffee, and a splash of bitters) and the Dreamweaver (whiskey, vermouth, coffee liqueur, and grapefruit bitters) as well as luxury finger foods such as caviar bumps and steak tartare rolls.
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Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The biggest day of the year for football — and finger food — fanatics is almost finally here.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Upgrade the atmosphere by having finger foods and cocktails on hand for the holiday, like pretzel and cheese broomsticks with a bowl of Frankenpunch.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Baltimore is getting a new Japanese restaurant this Spring — Kannon, which will specialize in such familiar finger foods as sushi and sashimi.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
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Keyaira Boone, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The biggest day of the year for football — and finger food — fanatics is almost finally here.
—Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Upgrade the atmosphere by having finger foods and cocktails on hand for the holiday, like pretzel and cheese broomsticks with a bowl of Frankenpunch.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Baltimore is getting a new Japanese restaurant this Spring — Kannon, which will specialize in such familiar finger foods as sushi and sashimi.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger food
Noun
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Our carelessness removes the natural food for many species and provides for others.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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It’s often sold in the natural food section of the supermarket and is available at natural food stores.—
Cathy Thomas,
Orange County Register,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For a slightly more casual meal, guests can stop by Le Bellevue, a chic brasserie offering more traditional French fare.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Mar. 2025
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The most forward-looking properties use technology to achieve a tight integration between meals, spa treatments and activities.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The store also includes a cocktail bar, restaurant and café named after Printemps’ founders Jules and Augustine Jaluzot.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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For dazzling views of the New York City skyline, small bites, and cocktails, head to the Gansevoort Rooftop Lounge.—
Jessica Vadillo,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Every serving contains protein, fiber with prebiotics and nutrients from plants.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Bloom’s 60-serving canister costs $75, while 30 servings of AG1 costs $105.—
Maggie Slepian,
Glamour,
24 Mar. 2025
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He’s been putting an emphasis on pickoffs at first base and reducing his times to the plate to control the running game.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even the table settings represent the height of French production—the plates are Limoges porcelain, the cutlery is Christofle, and the metalwork by Degrenne.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Finger food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20food. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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