sweets

noun

plural of sweet
1
as in confections
a food having a high sugar content remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets

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2
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 Every sniff and sip unlocks a new avenue of flavor, from sugary sweets to citrus to orchard fruit to earthiness and herbal spice. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Here are the 18 snacks and sweets that delivered on taste and innovation. — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 Expect an assortment of pastries and traditional Indonesian sweets. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 11 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 This distinctive flavor is one reason many consumers choose them over heavily refined snacks and sweets. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 By the 1970s, candy companies were mass-producing chamoy sauces and sweets. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning, as well as afternoon tea served with sweets and hors d’oeuvres. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 One of her favorite sweets is butter mochi, a chewy dessert made from rice flour. — ABC News, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets
  1. confections
  2. sweethearts
  3. desserts
  4. darlings
  5. sweeties
  6. girlfriends
Noun
  • The thirty-something is an online auction maestro, broadcasting to a few dozen people competing to buy confections with the swipe of a finger.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • On the side, Smith blends milkshakes and scoops frozen confections for around $17 an hour, one day a week.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of confections
Noun
  • In reality, Bourdain and Nancy Putkoski were high-school sweethearts long before the events of the movie.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The former couple were high school sweethearts and wed in May 2001.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • The desserts play with the connections between Mister Tiger and its neighbors.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Festival organizers say attendees can expect hundreds of food, craft and retail vendors, with Italian staples ranging from pasta, meatballs and sausage to cannoli, pizza and Italian desserts.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of desserts
Noun
  • In a nervous market full of geopolitical tension, IPOs have attracted a lot of investor attention, with AI darlings Anthropic and OpenAI preparing for their own debuts.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • BookTok books becoming movies or TV shows Keep an eye on these BookTok darlings, some of which have release dates while others are in early stages of development.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of sweeties
Noun
  • Her biggest challenges seemed to be getting the rest of the NBA to take her seriously after previously partying with her father’s girlfriends and posing nude for Playboy magazine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a look at a few of the WAGs — wives and girlfriends — who will be cheering on Chiefs players this season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlfriends

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