chocolate 1 of 2

noun

Definition of chocolatenext
as in candy
a sweet food made from cacao beans She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.

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adjective

as in gray

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Recent Examples of chocolate
Noun
Served on a lazy Susan, multiple scoops of ice cream are surrounded by mini cones, berries, hot fudge, caramel, M&M’s, Reese’s, and other assorted chocolates. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 Medium or 50 percent power works well for heating eggs, rich sauces, chocolate, and cheese. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 July 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 See All Example Sentences for chocolate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate
  1. candy
  2. sandy
  3. sepia
  4. ashy
  5. ashen
  6. gray
  7. grayish
  8. slate
Noun
  • For a nickel, Minnesotans could get a candy bar packed with peanuts that would both satiate a sweet tooth and fill an empty stomach.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The trend is expanding across candy, chips, sauces and drinks.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of candy
Adjective
  • Porto Santo Porto Santo appeals to travelers seeking privacy within Portugal's Madeira archipelago, where a nine-kilometer sandy beach sets it apart from Madeira's rugged, rocky coastline.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Brace for notorious Keyserville Road, a long sandy slope where some cyclists dismount and push.
    — Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026
Definition of sandy
Adjective
  • 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
  • The sepia fog turned to bright colors and deep shadows in the late-afternoon sun.
    — Robert GauthierStaff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
Definition of sepia
Adjective
  • For an olive or medium complexion, a neutral contour shade (neither cool nor warm) will avoid an ashy gray hue.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 June 2026
  • Before the rookie makeovers, Courtni Shea had never colored her hair, which was originally an ashy brown color.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
Definition of ashy
Adjective
  • Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
  • Always, always those little ashen faces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • The surge in gray divorces is also often driven by women – who have long faced restrictive gender norms in conservative Asian societies, as well as legal, financial, and social barriers to seeking divorce.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The thick gray clouds hanging over Carter-Finley Stadium muted the July sun.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
Definition of gray
Adjective
  • To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • That revealed that some 21 of the 39 white-grayish bones in Stratum 10 and all 32 from the layer below had been burned.
    — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Definition of grayish
Adjective
  • Deep meadows lush with vibrant prairie bluebells, gushing water, and resplendent valleys snuggled between giant, slate grey walls top off this classic adventure.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of slate

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