confectionery
noun
con·fec·tion·ery
kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē 
plural confectioneries
1
: the confectioner's art or business
2
: sweet foods (such as candy or pastry)
3
: a confectioner's shop
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Since joining the series, Leith has sampled scores of competitors’ signature bakes, judged technical baking challenges and marveled at numerous bakers’ memorable confectionery showstoppers.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Janis Mackey Frayer / NBC News Two years ago Keiji Minatoya, a baker, was attacked by a bear in the garage behind his confectionery shop in the town of Kita-Akita.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin made an interesting decision for a confectionery during the team's early signing day ceremony.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Artist Will Cotton, who has been painting confectionery landscapes since the ’90s, sees the migration of cake aesthetics into interiors as a natural evolution.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Janis Mackey Frayer / NBC News Two years ago Keiji Minatoya, a baker, was attacked by a bear in the garage behind his confectionery shop in the town of Kita-Akita.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin made an interesting decision for a confectionery during the team's early signing day ceremony.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Artist Will Cotton, who has been painting confectionery landscapes since the ’90s, sees the migration of cake aesthetics into interiors as a natural evolution.
—Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Confectionery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confectionery. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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confectionery
noun
con·fec·tion·ery
kən-ˈfek-shə-ˌner-ē
plural confectioneries
1
: a confectioner's art or business
2
: sweet things to eat (as candy)
3
: a confectioner's shop
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