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The croissants and baguettes are undoubtedly made at an industrial bakery.—Literary Hub, 29 May 2026 Is the best part of dying for a person with disordered eating the ability to have the second croissant?—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 29 May 2026 In Santa Monica, offerings include a strawberry shortcake croissant, a flourless blueberry muffin, sweet potato cornbread and a bananas foster cinnamon roll.—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026 And then there’s the Demonstration Kitchen, an immersive classroom tucked behind the bakery where guests can master techniques like laminating croissants under Pisanelli’s instruction.—Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for croissant
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Etymology
French, literally, crescent, from Middle French, from present participle of croistre to grow, from Latin crescere — more at crescent