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
These bite-size confections are made with chunks of vanilla cookie covered in cherry (red), lemon (white), and raspberry (blue) candy coatings.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
The Accademia del Tiramisu traces the dessert’s history to an 1800s brothel, where legend is a resourceful madame mixed up an aphrodisiac confection for her clients.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The 218-page cookbook, which launched in February, is a pink confection overflowing with Minnesota recipes and photos and stories, a storytelling smorgasbord that lets readers follow along as Peterson bakes and cooks favorites with friends, family and followers.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Determined to make something of himself, according to his family, Jonathan learned a trade and became a baker of confections.
—Jorge Carrasco, NBC news, 1 May 2026
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
The Accademia del Tiramisu traces the dessert’s history to an 1800s brothel, where legend is a resourceful madame mixed up an aphrodisiac confection for her clients.
—Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
The 218-page cookbook, which launched in February, is a pink confection overflowing with Minnesota recipes and photos and stories, a storytelling smorgasbord that lets readers follow along as Peterson bakes and cooks favorites with friends, family and followers.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 3 May 2026
Determined to make something of himself, according to his family, Jonathan learned a trade and became a baker of confections.
—Jorge Carrasco, NBC news, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confection
Noun
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Another worker—in her late teens, with pink hair and braces—was renamed Chloe Skittles and posed in a room with jars of candy above the bed.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Funston used candy and toys to lure children playing outside in the Sacramento suburbs into his vehicle in 1995 and 1996, prosecutors said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Both former prosecutors, however, questioned why Lineberger would rename the files after dessert recipes.—
Jay Weaver
May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Hating her is my new favorite dessert.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Better brushing and flossing, plus cutting back on sweets or coffee, could stop the damage.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Among a sea of casseroles and sweets, a big bowl of fresh fruit is always welcome at church events.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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“Confection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confection. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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