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According to a recent GlobalData survey, early findings show a potential rise in the consumption of savory snacks, chocolate, and confectionery, especially in North America.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Marshmallow Bunny Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with marshmallow flavored Kreme, dipped in pastel yellow icing and topped with a bunny face and confectionery ears.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The typical gum base contains two to four types of synthetic plastics or rubbers, Gwendolyn Graff, a confectionery consultant, told me.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
But as increasingly erratic weather continues driving up the costs of confectionery, the sweet treat has become a symbol of something much less romantic: climate change.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Marshmallow Bunny Doughnut: An unglazed shell doughnut filled with marshmallow flavored Kreme, dipped in pastel yellow icing and topped with a bunny face and confectionery ears.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The typical gum base contains two to four types of synthetic plastics or rubbers, Gwendolyn Graff, a confectionery consultant, told me.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2025
But as increasingly erratic weather continues driving up the costs of confectionery, the sweet treat has become a symbol of something much less romantic: climate change.
—Ayurella Horn-Muller, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confectionery
confectionary
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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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His amazing confectionary is worthy of a Disney resort or the Champs-Élysées.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Confectionery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confectionery. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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