dessert

as in candy
sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal She doesn't care for rich desserts. a chocolate dessert

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Recent Examples of dessert There’s even a dedicated dessert room with specialized wine pairings that can be booked as its own experience. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2025 Did a dessert cure my postpartum loss? Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025 Farther north, the town of Woodstock offers a fun afternoon of window shopping and dessert eating (go just for Peace, Love and Cupcakes and Bread Alone). Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025 This dessert is a staple in the fall but can be made year-round. Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dessert
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Noun
  • My mother-in-law serves cowboy candy every holiday over a block of cream cheese (think pepper jelly but with a tiny bit more heat), but some folks like to snack on them as is.
    Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hershey’s Chocolate World also adds a layer of fall fun with trick-or-treating throughout the world’s largest candy store, character meet-and-greets, and new treats to try.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No holiday is complete without these pecan sweets.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • There’s definitely a place for dessert and sweets in a healthy diet.
    Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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