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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 To many, no other dessert exemplifies indulgence, legacy, craft — and maybe even a friendly dose of snobbery — quite like Sant Ambroeus’ principessa cake. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 Most travelers do not expect dessert to involve charter aircraft. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 Chocolate cookie dough meets warm cinnamon flavors for a dessert that tastes just like hot chocolate with a kick. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 Running a dessert company has become more complicated in recent years, from the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to AI reshaping how businesses market, hire, and serve customers. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 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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