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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Recent Examples of confection
Sustainable battery design To develop the carbon spheres, Elsaesser and his research team drew inspiration from Mozartkugeln, the iconic Austrian confections made of pistachio, marzipan, and nougat and coated in dark chocolate.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
This classic confection is a chocolate lover’s dream.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
And Mary’s daily slice was Eder-McClure’s rich New York cheesecake by way of the tropics with precious guava pâte de fruits, the chewy French fruit confection.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The market is a high Victorian confection of glass and iron, popular with filmmakers seeking a little heritage color.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
This classic confection is a chocolate lover’s dream.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
And Mary’s daily slice was Eder-McClure’s rich New York cheesecake by way of the tropics with precious guava pâte de fruits, the chewy French fruit confection.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The market is a high Victorian confection of glass and iron, popular with filmmakers seeking a little heritage color.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confection
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Although agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit the amount of arsenic in public and bottled drinking water to 10 ppb, the FDA has no regulations that specify a safe level of arsenic for most foods, including candy.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gingerbread houses can be held together with only icing and candy thanks to the molasses-laden cookie dough enriched with warm spices.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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Tasting menus are often capped by playful desserts, like one that riffed on Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, the art piece often described as a banana duct-taped to a wall.—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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Why limit your chocolate intake to Valentine's desserts alone?—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the last day to indulge in sweets and rich foods before Lent begins.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Methodology To gather the data, our team shopped for Valentine’s Day themed flowers, sweets, wine and cards.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Confection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confection. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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