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
There was finger food aplenty circling, with fresh spring rolls and garlic bread to fuel the guests for their performances.
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Penelope Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
That means restaurant deals on one of America’s favorite finger foods.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
That means restaurant deals in Louisville on one of America’s favorite finger foods.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
As Tinos is also a beloved foodie destination and a farmer’s island, the hotel’s various food and beverage offerings nod to the timeless Cycladic specialities of the island– even down by the beach bar, which will serve a selection of local finger foods and fresh crudos.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
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Penelope Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
That means restaurant deals on one of America’s favorite finger foods.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
That means restaurant deals in Louisville on one of America’s favorite finger foods.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
As Tinos is also a beloved foodie destination and a farmer’s island, the hotel’s various food and beverage offerings nod to the timeless Cycladic specialities of the island– even down by the beach bar, which will serve a selection of local finger foods and fresh crudos.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finger food
Noun
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Some of the natural food push goes along with an increasing distrust of big companies and government.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Today, Mother-in-Law’s has a full-time staff of 30 and sells in virtually every U.S. state, including through Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and Albertsons, along with natural food retailers and independent stores.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Deer will gobble them up as a high-protein meal.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Try eating smaller meals more often to get the energy and nutrients your body needs.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wash everything down with juice, coffee, and/or cocktails to fully gear up for the day ahead.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Now JetBlue passengers can even watch Banks explain how to channel your inner mixologist, no cocktail shaker required, in a funny new video streaming on the plane.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Avoid café-style lattes and chai concentrates, which can often contain 30 grams of sugar or more in a single serving.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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The same serving meets about 50% of your vitamin C needs.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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Towns stretching out northwest from Pamukkale along a geological fault line tap into increasingly hotter supplies of steam and water surging up from underground.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Over the past year, Ukraine dispatched thousands of wheeled ground robots to its frontline military units to help deliver supplies, evacuate the wounded and, in some cases, attack the intruding Russians troops and push them out without risking the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The date written on the back of the plate reads October 25, 1996.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The plate will leave you feeling like you just got let in on a secret.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Finger food.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20food. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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