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
Staff in chic Sabyasachi turbans served abundant hors d'oeuvres, caviar, and Dom Perignon champagne, all gloriously enjoyed by guests in attendance.
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Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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
This outdoor concert experience will include premium spirits, heavy hors d'oeuvres, valet parking, and more.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2024
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Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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
This outdoor concert experience will include premium spirits, heavy hors d'oeuvres, valet parking, and more.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hors d'oeuvre
Noun
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The Pur filter reduces prior taste and odor from chlorine, as well as heavy metals, like mercury and copper, and pollutants like pesticides, herbicides, and pharmaceuticals.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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His team’s crushing defeat left a bad taste in Merrill’s mouth, but the budding star has higher hopes for 2025.—
Jack Vita,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Household Essentials Handwoven Tray $34 $24 at Amazon Coffee table must-haves like remotes or tissue boxes don’t always look the most aesthetically pleasing, but a tray can keep these items neat and in place with a stylish touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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With Fox sidelined - also for the year - Vassell is now getting touches and shots, and the Spurs will need to find a way to keep that going.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The good news is that La Mirada has earned a spot in the Boras Classic South championship game after a 10-2 semifinal victory over Mater Dei on Thursday.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Athletics starting rotation to start the season is Severino, JP Sears, Osvaldo Bido, offseason acquisition Jeffrey Springs and the youngest pitcher 23-year-old Joey Estes, who earned the spot ahead of Mitch Spence.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Chargers looked past Quentin Johnston’s 13 career drops at TCU and took him in the first round.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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That could be in the range of the biggest drop in sales in the company’s history, nearly twice the drop during the early months of the pandemic, when factories and showrooms were closed due to stay-at-home orders.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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But over the next nine episodes of season one, now airing on Netflix, the audience is fed scraps of truth about Danny’s professional and personal relationships with Xander.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
3 Apr. 2025
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Then, toss in kitchen scraps such as banana peels, coffee grounds, eggshells, and tea bags.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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There is only enunciating, as paragraphs of narrative are diverted into rushing mouthfuls of unintelligible high-speed monologue.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news A mouthful of chewing gum might also be a mouthful of microplastics, according to the results of a small pilot study.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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Shop our favorite finds, including dinner plates, bowls, appetizer platters, and even darling salt and pepper shakers from the Southern Living Dillard’s collection, Williams Sonoma, MacKenzie- Childs, and Amazon.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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The event begins at 6 p.m. with a welcome reception with wine, cocktails and small appetizers, followed by a seated Italian feast from 7- 9 p.m. Tickets to the dinner are $375 per person and can be purchased at tinyurl.com/2xyjtvb6.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Hors d'oeuvre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hors%20d%27oeuvre. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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