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Recent Examples of confect Friday’s deadline for bids was an artificial one, confected by United’s bankers to create urgency. Tariq Panja, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023 In Brussels, Wiley was searching for models to confect into the image of royalty for a site-specific show proposed by the city’s Oldmasters Museum. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022 And of course, the Kardashian family has created a multibillion-dollar empire out of cunning, chutzpah, a complete lack of inhibition and a willingness to confect drama for ratings. refinery29.com, 18 May 2022 Shooting on film, the imaginative directors confect a realm of tactile magic, with Kafkaesque flourishes, through the ingenious handcraftsmanship of practical elements and low-fi effects. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2022 The name Häagen-Dazs was confected to suggest European sophistication (the firm is American). The Economist, 5 July 2019 But the outrage of rivals is shamelessly confected. The Economist, 7 Apr. 2018 In a swirl of nimble, pale brushwork, the artist conjures up a figure from behind, gazing in the mirror, confecting herself. Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2018 The other, infinitely more famous outcome was Mary’s tale of a scientist who confects a humanoid out of body parts. The Economist, 17 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confect
Verb
  • The design of the bag is constructed in a maze-like pattern, and the bottom is wide, so there’s more room to pack your items next to each other instead of on top of one another.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lu and his team are building a complete video suite to empower every organization in the world to automate videos—just as office productivity suites empower organizations to automate documents.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Koziol and his father built another novel residential concept for the area in 2019.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • From Zero gave Linkin Park their first No. 1 debut on the ARIA Chart, and first with the new lineup, which is now led by Armstrong and was assembled following the passing of former frontman Chester Bennington in 2017.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Aug. 2025
  • With the Common App officially open, motivated seniors are already assembling their application materials.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Stewart, who was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, made four appearances for the Dodgers, giving up two runs and six hits in 3⅔ innings for a 4.91 ERA.
    Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That means teaching parents how to be their child’s calm center, how to interpret behavior as communication, and how to create home environments that foster cooperation and emotional safety.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The need to include second-round picks in several trades to offload contracts or create a roster spot or flexibility, though most of the deals individually can be rationalized.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Confect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confect. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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