as in candy
a sweet food made from cacao beans
She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.
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Recent Examples of chocolate
Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
But something in Chocolat—the tale of a single mother, Vianne, who opens a chocolate shop in front of the church, on the first day of Lent, in a tiny, conservative French village, setting the villagers at loggerheads—had captured the public imagination.
—Joanne Harris
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Flavors featured mini-chocolate-chip stracciatella, Sacher Torte, and a wide selection of sorbets.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
For dessert was a chocolate cake with brown butter vanilla buttercream icing baked by Gaby Scelzo, decorated with baby blue ruffles and pink frosted roses.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
But something in Chocolat—the tale of a single mother, Vianne, who opens a chocolate shop in front of the church, on the first day of Lent, in a tiny, conservative French village, setting the villagers at loggerheads—had captured the public imagination.
—Joanne Harris
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate
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Last week, Nestlé, the $244 billion food conglomerate behind some of the world’s most beloved candy and coffee brands, announced that its CEO, Laurent Freixe, had been dismissed for violating the company code of conduct after just one year on the job.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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So, this was like being a kid in a candy shop to get to see all this stuff.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It’s set in a small-town community in upstate New York, where the long-gray-haired and bearded Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) is the contempo version of a fire-and-brimstone cult leader, preaching fury in the form of piety.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Leticia Gutierrez, a gray-haired Catholic nun, asked them to sit down.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Polley and cinematographer Luc Montpellier shoot the story in a muted palette, not quite sepia but not quite color either, reflecting the limited world of its characters.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2023
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The harsh, desaturated look of Luc Montpellier’s cinematography — not quite black-and-white, not quite sepia — establishes an ambiance of persistent, disorienting unreality.—
Justin ChangFilm Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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Robbie invites Peach Boy to close his eyes and imagine white sandy beaches, a big blue ocean, and beautiful women asking to dance with him.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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The net was pulled along the sandy bottom, running over rocks jutting out from the soft seafloor.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All hands on deck In 2020, Ogg and other fishermen off the California coast noticed that the flesh of adult salmon had discolored from a bright reddish pink to a dull grayish pink.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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From a base of curvaceous grayish green foliage, thick cylindrical stems grow up to three feet tall, sporting reddish-purple flowers.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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These emaciated, ashy pyromaniacs are led by Varang (Oona Chaplin), giving Queen of the Damned body tea in her bloodred makeup and statement headpiece.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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But, according to Bremer, preventing your under eyes from looking ashy is an important step too.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Given shorter travel times, a greater number of people would be able to experience its otherworldly ashen plains.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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