as in candy
a food having a high sugar content
following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters
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Host Ariana DeBose was all smiles in a stained glass gown while presenters Taraji P. Henson, Cynthia Erivo and actress Danai Gurira showed up in metallic confections.
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
The Big Apple, an eggy confection coated in sticky, tart, sweet, cinnamon apples, is a crowd favorite and my go-to for a more abstract take on an original pancake.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
The reason for this is that hibiscus (a Greek word) refers to the plant whose roots contain the fibrous substance — which takes two years to manufacture once the plant begins to grow — from which the marshmallow confection was originally made.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
The Chocolate Chip Biscuit takes the restaurant’s classic soft buttermilk biscuits and fills them with chocolate chips and tops the new confection with a lashing of icing for a sweet treat.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024
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Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 16 June 2024
The Big Apple, an eggy confection coated in sticky, tart, sweet, cinnamon apples, is a crowd favorite and my go-to for a more abstract take on an original pancake.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2024
The reason for this is that hibiscus (a Greek word) refers to the plant whose roots contain the fibrous substance — which takes two years to manufacture once the plant begins to grow — from which the marshmallow confection was originally made.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
The Chocolate Chip Biscuit takes the restaurant’s classic soft buttermilk biscuits and fills them with chocolate chips and tops the new confection with a lashing of icing for a sweet treat.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Confection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confection. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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