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Recent Examples of candy
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
The whisky offers a smooth profile with hints of cooked cereal/malt, toffee sweetness, honey, candied citrus zest and light peat smoke.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
This policy targets eight food dyes including Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 — dyes commonly used in cereals, candies and sodas.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Their 2017 is drinking perfectly right now and has aromas of dark cherry, red raspberry, and candied orange peel.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
The whisky offers a smooth profile with hints of cooked cereal/malt, toffee sweetness, honey, candied citrus zest and light peat smoke.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
Add a picture, note, candy, or small trinkets your recipient would enjoy, like seeds for a gardener, herbs for a cook, or small tools for an artist.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2025
This policy targets eight food dyes including Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Blue 1 — dyes commonly used in cereals, candies and sodas.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candy
Verb
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Miami might have to involve a third team to score an additional first-round draft pick to sweeten its offer.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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And to sweeten the deal, The Wilds also boasts top-tier accommodations for anyone wishing to spend the night, with luxury yurts equipped with private decks and king-sized beds available for booking.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Menu highlights include the signature raw bar, carving stations, dulce de leche ricotta pancake station, dessert bar and more.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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The wine list skews Italian and Californian, and spumoni and tiramisu lead the dessert menu.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
Verb
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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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Pick from a number of different toppings to spruce it up, but if your stomach is feeling a little uneasy, order a plain bowl to help settle it down.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Have Breakfast at a Market Start your day with a selection of sweets from Patisserie Bennis, a family-run bakery in the Habous neighborhood where locals buy sweet and savory treats by the kilo.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2025
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However, loading them up with lots of sweets might not be your idea of a happy holiday.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Running the ‘bicycle network’ Interest in improving the quality of educational radio grew once radio ownership became more widespread.—
Josh Shepperd,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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He’s had to be patient this season while training under Stanley, a new coach who wanted to improve Dezeurn’s stride.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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But street food vendors — with their pungent salads, oodles of noodles, and coconut sweetmeats — have lately become the target of some of the capital’s planners.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Dec. 2019
Verb
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The recently operational Atal Setu (Mumbai Trans Harbour Link) further enhances accessibility to South Mumbai.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 May 2025
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By replacing human workers with AI tools, Intuit aims to enhance efficiency and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving fintech sector.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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