as in confections
a food having a high sugar content
16th-century Naples carried on a vast export trade in silks and sweetmeats
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Moving from Chicago blues to Phil Spector’s early-1960s confections to the British Invasion, the birth of punk, metal, grunge, and hip-hop, the book tracks the seven-decade story of rock and roll as if drummers were the main characters.—
John Lingan,
Rolling Stone,
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Though you wouldn’t be served only confections at Nicōsi.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
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Also, preorder order appetizers, prepared sides, and sweets.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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More surprisingly, many report food cravings—especially for salty foods, sweets, and chocolate.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Stewart co-developed seven desserts, each inspired by recipes from her 1982 cookbook Entertaining.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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What desserts use pumpkin spice?—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Sweetmeats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetmeats. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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