as in to snack
informal
to eat food
—usually + on
We noshed on chips.
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Recent Examples of nosh
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Befitting of The Cove’s wellness vibes, lunch at Hideaway to nosh on healthy dishes, smoothies and juices while soaking up the serene surrounds.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Since the comment function on the breakup announcement was turned off, social media users naturally went to the foodies’ last video together, noshing on pizza.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The Swarm event also features DJ sets, live performances, pop-ups, celeb appearances, as well as noshes and drinks from local eateries and national brands.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Befitting of The Cove’s wellness vibes, lunch at Hideaway to nosh on healthy dishes, smoothies and juices while soaking up the serene surrounds.
—Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
At the pre-fair breakfast, where VIPs noshed on bagels and deviled eggs washed down with coffee and mimosas, Christine Messineo, Frieze’s director of Americas, emphasized the importance of art in difficult times.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Since the comment function on the breakup announcement was turned off, social media users naturally went to the foodies’ last video together, noshing on pizza.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosh
Verb
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But when either snacking on regular bone-in rodents or a calcium-rich diet, snake cell crypts featured plenty of calcium, phosphorus, and iron spheroids.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 July 2025
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Abi Ferris was up bright and early June 13 snacking on a small charcuterie of apples, cheese and hummus while her mom, Nicole Ferris, braided her hair.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Jan Dane of Stock Culinary Goods set up shop near the nibbles with stacks of issues 204 and 203 and Burlap & Barrel x SAVEUR spice blends.—
Madison Trapkin,
Saveur,
7 May 2025
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Pulling together a quick nibble to serve with a cocktail when the neighbors unexpectedly pop over for happy hour?—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The drive is all about the unexpected, from a moose munching on leaves at the side of the road to elk meandering along the tree line to bald eagles soaring overhead.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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The film’s shark dispatches his victims with purpose, munching on some body parts while leaving a head or arm as a warning to any who dare swim in his waters.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The instruction booklet is thorough, and filled with lots of neat science titbits and facts too.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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Among other titbits, Hip-Hop fans are 130 percent more likely to buy merchandise from an artist’s online store than the average music streamer, its year-end report also found.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Slightly nutty flavors in a crunchy, enticing mouthful of caramel and slight green apples in this Chardonnay.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Gilman nails all of it, chirping mouthfuls of dialogue in a manner that evades naturalism but still feels appropriate to this reflective-beyond-his-years kid.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Rabies is found in the saliva of infected animals and is transmitted primarily through a bite.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Add in a rotating selection of oysters, raw bar towers, and one of the city’s most fun bites: Siberian caviar and parmesan custard served in a salted waffle cone.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The cake consists of dense, rich, chocolatey layers with a chocolate mousse filling and a ganache frosting, and not a morsel remained.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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After devouring the crispy skin, diners tend to pick at the bones with their forks (or fingers) to scrape off every single morsel of meat.—
Keith Pandolfi,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Nosh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosh. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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