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Recent Examples of candy
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
Photo: Lawrence De Leon For dessert, Reyes glided around the table, offering everyone a slice of vegan bibingka, a buoyant and delicately sweet rice cake, while bowls of jammy candied kumquats and homemade coconut ice cream circulated.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The company recently changed the store layout to emphasize toys, beauty and party candy.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Verb
There are homemade cookies, pastries and fudge, pickled quail eggs, candied jalapenos, barbecue spices and sauces, and walls of beef jerky and candy.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2025
Photo: Lawrence De Leon For dessert, Reyes glided around the table, offering everyone a slice of vegan bibingka, a buoyant and delicately sweet rice cake, while bowls of jammy candied kumquats and homemade coconut ice cream circulated.
—Laura Neilson, Vogue, 22 May 2025
Noun
The luxury brand has teamed up with viral Swedish candy store BonBon on its newest limited edition collaboration, bringing the sensation to the West Coast.
—Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The company recently changed the store layout to emphasize toys, beauty and party candy.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candy
Verb
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Friends become family when Venus sweetens things up in Taurus, and your 11th house of associations, community and social networks.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Rather than relying on heavy sweetness, Persian desserts are lightly sweetened and perfumed with aromatics like rosewater, cardamom, and saffron.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The desserts reflect a style of baking that's both retro-inspired and distinctly modern, and even a little messy, which ties into the parallel story of the book about Burke finding his community.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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What is the significance of desserts in the Persian culture?—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
5 June 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
Noun
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And, as far as sweets go, Tarhan said Anatolia Cafe has plenty.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2025
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Somerset in Gold Coast: Capture selfies with the Easter Bunny after brunch buffet and sweets at Viceroy Hotel restaurant.—
Moyo Adeolu,
Axios,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The lateral stretching of toe spread exercises can help improve your flexibility and motor control, protect against bunion pain and increase foot stability, Tenforde says.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Conditions are not expected to significantly improve anytime soon.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 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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Its main three areas of focus revolve around advocating for the legal profession, eliminating bias and enhancing diversity, as well as advancing the rule of law.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Britt wants to see expansions of two child care tax breaks, as she’s pushed a bipartisan measure with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) aimed at enhancing support for child and dependent care.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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