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confects

verb

present tense third-person singular of confect
as in builds
to form by putting together parts or materials a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confects
  1. builds
  2. constructs
  3. assembles
  4. makes
Verb
  • While Calvinism, weaving, deeply repressed sexuality, and passages in Scottish Gaelic don’t exactly sound like the ingredient list for a riot, Stuart builds a rich universe from these seemingly spartan forms.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The brand builds from what the customer has already chosen to share.
    — Stephanie Copeland Weber, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of builds
Verb
  • The film instead passively constructs Tessa’s world as a colorblind one, in which racial difference simply never comes up.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • QCi constructs photonic systems that operate at ambient temperature.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of constructs
Verb
  • Here, too, Sussman assembles a formidable catalogue of impediments.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The plant assembles some of Ford's most profitable vehicles, including the F-Series Super Duty and Lincoln Navigator.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of assembles
Verb
  • The system makes hands-free upright mobility available to eligible wheelchair users living with spinal cord injuries at any level, who can manually operate the device’s controller.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The part that makes the idea harder to categorize may also be the part people remember.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of makes
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“Confects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confects. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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