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Recent Examples of pastry
Young people are putting it in everything from dips and pastries to ice cream.
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
In Copenhagen, cyclists glide past copper spires and canals lined with houseboats, while the scent of warm cinnamon pastries curls from morning bakeries.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Replace sugary breakfast pastries, cereals, and other frozen waffles with a brand that offers a balanced serving of protein and whole grains to help support healthy digestion.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Cereal bars, pastries, or donuts appear in 16% of Gen Z breakfasts, while Pop-Tarts account for another 8%.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 6 Aug. 2025
In Copenhagen, cyclists glide past copper spires and canals lined with houseboats, while the scent of warm cinnamon pastries curls from morning bakeries.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Replace sugary breakfast pastries, cereals, and other frozen waffles with a brand that offers a balanced serving of protein and whole grains to help support healthy digestion.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025
Cereal bars, pastries, or donuts appear in 16% of Gen Z breakfasts, while Pop-Tarts account for another 8%.
—Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastry
Noun
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Each of the seven simple ingredients are layered one by one to form a gooey, chewy dessert.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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The desserts at Dubrovnik, all made on premises, shouldn’t be missed, especially the thin palačinke with ice cream and Nutella ; the peach cobbler just right for summer; the espresso crème brûlée ; and the kremšnita of delicate phyllo pastry with vanilla custard crème .—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There are restaurant workers who, rather than yelling at Souleymane or brushing him aside, offer him a smile, a coffee, a piece of candy.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Include everything that went into completing your meal, including butter, jam, condiments, and even the one or two pieces of candy for a treat.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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The craze for Dubai chocolate was a big factor with 2.5 million bars sold in the six months to June, pushing its share of the confectionery category up to a whopping 40%.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The food categories with the highest usage of dyes were sports drinks (79%), beverage concentrates (71%) and confectionery (54%).—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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“Pastry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastry. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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