as in candies
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 confections
The company's specialty nuts -- cashews, confections and snack mixes -- follow the same quality standards as its world famous Virginia Peanuts.
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ABC News,
8 June 2026
Production increased by 300%, with Sheehan churning out 10 to 30 desserts every week from mini confections to statement wedding cakes.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
During the latest installment of the competition, Hollywood playfully called out Leith for a notably harsh critique of one of the contestant's culinary confections.
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Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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
Baking Maniac operates an online store for custom cakes and other confections.
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Rana Wehbe Watson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Determined to make something of himself, according to his family, Jonathan learned a trade and became a baker of confections.
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Jorge Carrasco,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
Tea service at Le Salon is worth a booking to experience the delights of delicate finger sandwiches, pastel-colored confections, and A-plus people-watching.
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Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
Known as tsujiura gashi, or fortune-telling confections, these came from Kanazawa, a city in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Production increased by 300%, with Sheehan churning out 10 to 30 desserts every week from mini confections to statement wedding cakes.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
During the latest installment of the competition, Hollywood playfully called out Leith for a notably harsh critique of one of the contestant's culinary confections.
—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
These bite-size confections are made with chunks of vanilla cookie covered in cherry (red), lemon (white), and raspberry (blue) candy coatings.
—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
Baking Maniac operates an online store for custom cakes and other confections.
—
Rana Wehbe Watson,
Forbes.com,
27 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
Tea service at Le Salon is worth a booking to experience the delights of delicate finger sandwiches, pastel-colored confections, and A-plus people-watching.
—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
Known as tsujiura gashi, or fortune-telling confections, these came from Kanazawa, a city in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confections
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Patrons can opt for either the chef’s tasting menu or the four-course menu, both of which include seafood, wagyu, and delectable desserts.
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For every Founding Father looking to free the colonies from British tyranny, there was a Larry (often called Lawrence here) who suggests that sharing desserts and umbrellas should be prohibited by the Declaration of Independence.
Noun
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The bakery case is filled with sweets including Sweet Corn Cake, Strawberry Cream Choux and Tiramisu Cake.
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Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
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“Confections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confections. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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