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confectioneries

noun

plural of confectionery
as in confectionaries

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  1. confections
  2. sweets
  3. sweeties
Noun
  • Sweet Harmony in Middletown will be closing up shop later this month, but fans of their confections will not have to wait long for a return under a new name, according to an Instagram post.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Designer Bob Mackie, famed for swathing Cher and other celebs in envelope-pushing, glittery fashion confections, has died.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of confections
Noun
  • On the sundeck, for example, candy floats in the resin bar top and Murano glass sweets sit on the front of the hot tub.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In the village of Elos near Chania, chestnut celebrations in late October or early November put roasted nuts and sweets preserved in syrup on the table.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweets
Noun
  • But my little Outlander sweeties, this is not just any reverend, this is Reverend Wakefield.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweeties
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“Confectioneries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confectioneries. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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