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Recent Examples of candy
Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The tomato simple syrup adds candied complexity that plays off the nuttiness of the sherry.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Circana found chocolate made up 44% of Halloween candy sales this year, down from 52% in 2024.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Verb
This magnificent fruit can be candied, bobbed, picked and pied.
—Lorenza Medley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
The tomato simple syrup adds candied complexity that plays off the nuttiness of the sherry.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
The kids want to stay up late eating their Halloween candy or walking around the neighborhood, marveling at Christmas decorations—who can blame them?
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
Circana found chocolate made up 44% of Halloween candy sales this year, down from 52% in 2024.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candy
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The ingredients list being as short as organic cacao, organic cane sugar and organic cacao butter, makes for the majority of the bars to be vegan-friendly and others keto-friendly with only being sweetened by monk fruit, a zero calorie sweetener.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Feeling some heat from next door, New York sweetened its incentive package in its latest budget earlier this year.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Candy bar hot chocolate Turn your leftover chocolates into a cozy cup of hot chocolate.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Feel the rush of nostalgia with our classic peanut butter and chocolate kiss cookies.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The 34-mile road winds through several ecosystems from cove hardwood to northern hardwood to pine oak to spruce fir.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Today’s Amazon deals are all about sprucing things up: your desktop setup, your tablet experience, and your audio at home or the beach.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Also, preorder order appetizers, prepared sides, and sweets.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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More surprisingly, many report food cravings—especially for salty foods, sweets, and chocolate.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Following Monday night’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 6-2, tying for second place in the Western Conference.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One way the company is hoping to improve performance is by lowering the inventory.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The final film of legendary auteur Satoshi Kon is a completely mad confection concerning Atsuko Chiba — by day a scientist, by night a dream detective known as Paprika.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Ghirardelli launch came just a few weeks after Lindt debuted its own version of the confection, proof positive that Dubai chocolate has gone completely mainstream.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since 2019, California has partnered with jurisdictions in 28 countries—touching more than a quarter of the world’s population, with a combined GDP in the tens of trillions of dollars—to cut greenhouse gases, enhance climate resilience and develop clean energy.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The stretchy cuffs help lock in heat, while the palm side has grip-enhancing rubber details.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Other handbags in the collection masquerade as decadent desserts, including two-tier pastel cake with iced crystals and a Champagne bottle party bag, also modeled by Ratajakowski.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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In place of a dessert spread, one single pie caps off the night.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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