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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
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Love is in the air—or rather the smell of chocolate—as Trader Joe's stores start to stock their shelves with sweet treats for Valentine's Day.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Sales of non-chocolate candy have been growing much faster than those of chocolate in recent years.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
When originally conceived, the Chocolate Wars drama planned to use the chocolate industry in the late 19th century as a microcosm to explore the industrial revolution and the roots of capitalism in a sweeping international saga.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Love is in the air—or rather the smell of chocolate—as Trader Joe's stores start to stock their shelves with sweet treats for Valentine's Day.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Other cost-cutting measures include offering a smaller hot chocolate size, advertising non-chocolate ice cream toppings and moving to a cheaper location in Raleigh to save on rent.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
Sales of non-chocolate candy have been growing much faster than those of chocolate in recent years.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate
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In the comments section of the original post, the candy shop stated that the TWRA placed electric mats in front of the store for three days, but a bear returned shortly after the agency removed them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Why not channel the luxe weave with your nails, via a soft gradient of candy colors in a French tip design?—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
12 Jan. 2026
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In addition to not being a major proponent of black and white, Scheck isn't a fan of going all in with gray and white, either.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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The palette in the sleeping quarters is neutral—beiges and reddish browns, touches of sage green and gray—while the bathrooms are clad in dramatic black marble.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
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Set the scene Santa Marina is the only resort on Mykonos island with its own private stretch of sandy beach—and on calm and sought-after Ornos Bay, where you’re largely shielded from the almighty Cycladic winds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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But Jávea, set about 25 miles north of the Costa Blanca, where the coastline’s long, sandy beaches give way to craggy bays and vertiginous cliffs, did it differently.—
Zoë Dare Hall,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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They're known for their grayish-green fur and dark facial features, according to the African Wildlife Foundation.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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These come in a pretty off-white champagne color, along with a cool purple, chocolate brown, and greige (grayish beige).—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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The area was badly burned, but still Simpson noticed green sprouts peeking out of the ashy soil and from the branches of trees that the average passerby might assume were dead.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fashion guru typically rocks her tried-and-true ashy blonde, occasionally opting for highlights and/or lowlights.—
Tessa Petak,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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Patches of skin that appear red, white, blue, gray, yellow, purple, brown or ashen as opposed to their normal color.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Jan. 2026
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Though ashen, the convex steel form still resonates to the rhythmic thump of her hands.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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