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Recent Examples of dessert
Beginning in January, women from the church community gather weekly to prepare for the festival’s culinary centerpiece; Greek pastries and desserts.
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Daily News, 28 May 2026
The dessert was invented in 1910 by pastry chef Louis Durand, whose family’s bakery in Maisons-Laffitte, Maison Durand, still serves a Paris-Brest using the original recipe.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Although we were intrigued by several dessert choices on the menu, our waiter, Sabino, a native of Puglia, encouraged us to try a pistachio gelato prepared à la minute.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This is a great summertime dessert to enjoy al fresco.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
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Daily News, 28 May 2026
The dessert was invented in 1910 by pastry chef Louis Durand, whose family’s bakery in Maisons-Laffitte, Maison Durand, still serves a Paris-Brest using the original recipe.
—Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Although we were intrigued by several dessert choices on the menu, our waiter, Sabino, a native of Puglia, encouraged us to try a pistachio gelato prepared à la minute.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
This is a great summertime dessert to enjoy al fresco.
—Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dessert
Noun
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Another worker—in her late teens, with pink hair and braces—was renamed Chloe Skittles and posed in a room with jars of candy above the bed.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Funston used candy and toys to lure children playing outside in the Sacramento suburbs into his vehicle in 1995 and 1996, prosecutors said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Better brushing and flossing, plus cutting back on sweets or coffee, could stop the damage.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
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Among a sea of casseroles and sweets, a big bowl of fresh fruit is always welcome at church events.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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