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Recent Examples of dessert
As finger-licking as the savory food is, the real headliner here is dessert.
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Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s also Liège waffles ($10), plucked from the Good Neighbor dessert menu, and playful milkshakes ($10) and smoothies ($11) that can be made boozy for an additional $6.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Dose of Love Package ($95++) includes two ICEBAR entries, two ICEBAR signature drinks, two glasses of house champagne, specialty dessert and complimentary digital photos.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Overall, Trader Joe’s is a great place to shop for wine, flowers and a card, with unique options for desserts.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
There’s also Liège waffles ($10), plucked from the Good Neighbor dessert menu, and playful milkshakes ($10) and smoothies ($11) that can be made boozy for an additional $6.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Dose of Love Package ($95++) includes two ICEBAR entries, two ICEBAR signature drinks, two glasses of house champagne, specialty dessert and complimentary digital photos.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Overall, Trader Joe’s is a great place to shop for wine, flowers and a card, with unique options for desserts.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dessert
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Although agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) limit the amount of arsenic in public and bottled drinking water to 10 ppb, the FDA has no regulations that specify a safe level of arsenic for most foods, including candy.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
9 Feb. 2026
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Gingerbread houses can be held together with only icing and candy thanks to the molasses-laden cookie dough enriched with warm spices.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is the last day to indulge in sweets and rich foods before Lent begins.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Methodology To gather the data, our team shopped for Valentine’s Day themed flowers, sweets, wine and cards.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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