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as in confections
a food having a high sugar content
remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets
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as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?
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Recent Examples of sweets
Opening September 25th, Bub’s Bakery is a new concept that offers pastries, sweets and savory items free of all major allergens.
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Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Key Takeaways Craving sugar nonstop or bingeing on sweets can be signs of sugar addiction.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Jordan noted that some of Hershey's market share losses over the past year have been recovering, seeing improvement in the seasonal, sweets and mints categories.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Eulalia resumes selling sweets outside prison, and Bedoya maintains influence even from incarceration.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For Tootsie Roll Industries, which has been making sweets for more than 125 years, this campaign is both a look back and a step forward.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Rosa Sibaja, owner of Unforgettable Delights by Rosa, sells Mexican American sweets and baked goods.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Key Takeaways Craving sugar nonstop or bingeing on sweets can be signs of sugar addiction.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2025
Jordan noted that some of Hershey's market share losses over the past year have been recovering, seeing improvement in the seasonal, sweets and mints categories.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Eulalia resumes selling sweets outside prison, and Bedoya maintains influence even from incarceration.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For Tootsie Roll Industries, which has been making sweets for more than 125 years, this campaign is both a look back and a step forward.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Rosa Sibaja, owner of Unforgettable Delights by Rosa, sells Mexican American sweets and baked goods.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets
Noun
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Naturally, the confections’ packaging includes plenty of Easter eggs to delight Swifties.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Purchase an additional ticket to the chocolate-making course to learn how to make your own luscious confections from master chocolatiers.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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The high school sweethearts were all smiles in the mirror selfie at the Kansas City spot, which the NFL star co-owns with teammate Travis Kelce.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Akl and Hasan Akil (Memory Box) star as childhood sweethearts Yasmina and Nino, who lose sight of one another to reunite in their late 20s, with their relationship developing in step with the tumultuous history of Lebanon.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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The desserts are quite lovely (the cookies and cream cheesecake was my personal favorite), and each sandwich is just as delicious as the next.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to peruse the impressive display case of cheesecakes and desserts before leaving.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Those didn’t even qualify as darlings, just roadkill on the highway to becoming someone else.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The young women are commercial darlings, selling everything from chocolate to cell phones and even appearing in videos recruiting for the Japanese military and promoting government bonds.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The American golfers were seen with their wives and girlfriends in a suit without a tie and with sneakers on their feet.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Shane sat in a desk-chair combo among men who had killed their girlfriends and wives.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Sweets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweets. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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