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Recent Examples of confectionery
On the horizon is Skinny Dipped, his attempt to modernize confectionery, on track to surpass $100 million in revenue this year.
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Customs agents made the discovery after receiving a report of a smell that didn’t reflect the scent of confectionery treats.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Halloween is going to be pricier this year High cocoa costs are prompting a major confectionery company to hike prices for chocolate candy.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Yet a decade after throwing out the confectionery rulebook, the social media star turned entrepreneur has proved the skeptics wrong.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Customs agents made the discovery after receiving a report of a smell that didn’t reflect the scent of confectionery treats.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Halloween is going to be pricier this year High cocoa costs are prompting a major confectionery company to hike prices for chocolate candy.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Yet a decade after throwing out the confectionery rulebook, the social media star turned entrepreneur has proved the skeptics wrong.
—Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confectionery
confectionary
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The unusual combination comes at a difficult time for confectionaries.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The result is that marshmallows eaten out of the bag, with fingers, are presumptive confectionaries, while those toasted over a heat source and used in the making of s’mores receive a dubious VAT exemption.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Confectionery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confectionery. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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