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dessert

noun

Definition of 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 house-recipe peach cobbler or buttermilk pie for dessert, or the rack near checkout offers Snickers, Payday and Butterfinger bars. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 Hui Lau Shan also serves non-mango desserts, including a black sesame porridge, durian pancakes, taro sago chewy balls and an aloe jelly watermelon juice. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 This rich chocolate dessert gets its’ scoopable consistency from instant chocolate pudding which is poured overtop the cake after baking. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026 To learn about the dessert scene in Hawaii and pick up a few tips for the perfect butter mochi cake, give the episode a listen. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dessert

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Junk food is an aphrodisiac here, with KFC buckets and oodles of brightly colored brand-name candy acting as culinary counterparts to the junk cinema that’s activated something in the movie’s characters and its creator.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
While vending machines elsewhere now dispense everything from oysters to high-end jewelry, the subway selection thus far could not be more standard — they’re stocked with your usual assortment of chips, candy, cookies, soda, and water.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

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Semaglutide physically changes the experience of food by altering the tongue’s taste sensitivity, changing how taste genes work and shifting the brain’s reaction to sweets.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The café offering crêpes, waffles, gelato and Belgian chocolate, among other sweets, debuted at The Arboretum Shopping Center over the weekend.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

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