confetti
noun
con·fet·ti
kən-ˈfe-tē 
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
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Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
As the players performed snow angels in the confetti on the Levi’s Stadium field, the prevailing thought was there would never be another Von or a Denver D like this.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
As the show wound to a close and the models triumphantly returned to the stage, the generational divide seemed best crystallized, under a flurry of pink confetti, in Adriana Lima's commanding presence.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
When the big moment finally arrived, Wulff handed D’Alessio and her husband their confetti shooters.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
As the players performed snow angels in the confetti on the Levi’s Stadium field, the prevailing thought was there would never be another Von or a Denver D like this.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
As the show wound to a close and the models triumphantly returned to the stage, the generational divide seemed best crystallized, under a flurry of pink confetti, in Adriana Lima's commanding presence.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
When the big moment finally arrived, Wulff handed D’Alessio and her husband their confetti shooters.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Confetti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confetti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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confetti
noun
con·fet·ti
kən-ˈfet-ē
: small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
Etymology
from Italian confetti, plural of confetto "a little candy or bonbon"; so named because the paper bits were originally imitations of the candies thrown at festivals
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