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pastry

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as in dessert

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Recent Examples of pastry The pastry program comes courtesy of legendary French pastry chef François Payard, so the glass cases are particularly dangerous—filled with macarons, éclairs, Napoleons, fruit tarts, canelés, and excellent croissants. — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Chloe Albin has been the pastry chef at midtown icon The Waterboy for four years. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The cinnamon ice cream features baked apples, sweet icing and cinnamon pastry pieces. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2026 Everyone’s favorite—on the left, on the right, young, old—is pigs in a blanket, the little cocktail hot dogs wrapped in pastry. — Kwame Onwuachi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pastry

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Aldrich’s signature desserts include Opera Cake, a French patisserie cake made with layers of almond sponge cake (Jaconde) soaked in coffee syrup with layers of coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache; carrot cake; and Key Lime Pie.

— Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Here, your guide to the metaphorical — and literal — cream of the crop for fall, coming in ranging intensities and fruity and dessert-like varieties.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of dessert

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Other critics in Congress have focused on products that can be inhaled and high-potency candy products, as well as the lack of THC caps and testing requirements for those products.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
And even turning candy into a cocktail because, hey, cooking is supposed to be fun!

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of candy

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Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Apparel shops stock confectionery items at the checkout counter.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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