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Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
These products are perfect for displaying on a mantel or placing by a bowl of Halloween candy.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Along with smothered baked chicken, the smothered turkey tips, candied yams and pinto beans and rice might also hit the spot.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Verb
Ultimate Confections is also the place to get the quintessential candy bar filled with pistachio cream, layered with crispy phyllo and covered in chocolate.
—Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 2 Aug. 2025
These products are perfect for displaying on a mantel or placing by a bowl of Halloween candy.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2025
Noun
The palate exhibits flavors of pear, green mango, and candied lemon, with a bright, round structure, crisp acidity, and a long, graceful finish.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Along with smothered baked chicken, the smothered turkey tips, candied yams and pinto beans and rice might also hit the spot.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Verb
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The White House reportedly denied a request by the island's president, Lai Ching-te, to make a stopover in New York en route to a tour of Taiwan's Latin American allies—a move widely viewed as being intended to sweeten the pot in ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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At first sip, the whisky is lightly sweetened—in this case very much not a knock against—in the realm of passionfruit custard.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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My sister took home one of her favorite desserts, a carmelita -- a bar cookie made with oats, chocolate and a lot of caramel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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The conventional wisdom is that flat burr grinders are precise, and conical burr grinders are more likely to show a balanced blend of grind sizes—and therefore bring out sweetness, depth, and chocolate.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Whether your patio could use sprucing or your living room needs reinvigorating, doing home makeovers on a budget is tough.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
22 May 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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Made from 1980 through 1984 (during the Dark Ages of U.S. safety and emissions regulations), the diminutive French confection was loosely derived from the quotidian Renault 5, a model brought stateside from 1976 through 1983.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
8 Aug. 2025
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The confection features thick and chewy cookie pieces, toffee and caramel, which are then blended in soft serve ice cream.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This method is proving to be an effective way to improve the audience’s relationship with the brand and the real-world impact of marketing dollars.—
Stacey Stratton,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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This can significantly improve efficiency and reduce errors, making the 15-minute breaks a worthwhile investment in long-term productivity.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dolce Bakery prepared sweets for tonight’s ‘New Heights’ episode.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Over at West Park, the carnival enticed many people with a collection of rides and lots of sweets to devour.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The theory is that each of these tax rates distinctly discourages the production and the seizing of initiative in the economy; therefore, cutting them enhances economic activity to an uncommon degree.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Part of that facelift involved enhancing the fan experience, since taxpayers contributed $135 million overall to the project and 57% of ticket holders are either new fans or attended for the first time in 2024.—
Sydney Franklin,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Each of the seven simple ingredients are layered one by one to form a gooey, chewy dessert.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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The desserts at Dubrovnik, all made on premises, shouldn’t be missed, especially the thin palačinke with ice cream and Nutella ; the peach cobbler just right for summer; the espresso crème brûlée ; and the kremšnita of delicate phyllo pastry with vanilla custard crème .—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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