Thesaurus results for SWEETS

sweets

noun

plural of sweet

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 On the sundeck, for example, candy floats in the resin bar top and Murano glass sweets sit on the front of the hot tub. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 In the village of Elos near Chania, chestnut celebrations in late October or early November put roasted nuts and sweets preserved in syrup on the table. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking! — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Although unrelated to my daughter’s birthday, the smorgasbord of sweets seemed ideally timed. — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 The Japan National Tourism Organization flags convenience stores as a legit part of everyday food culture, stacked with onigiri, bento boxes, trendy snacks, sweets and beverages. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 The Japan National Tourism Organization highlights convenience stores as part of everyday Japanese food culture, stocked with onigiri, bento boxes, trendy snacks, sweets and beverages. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Their slightly chewy texture comes from sweet rice flour, a typical ingredient in many Asian sweets—and one that is naturally gluten-free. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 10 Sep. 2026

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Sweet Harmony in Middletown will be closing up shop later this month, but fans of their confections will not have to wait long for a return under a new name, according to an Instagram post.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Designer Bob Mackie, famed for swathing Cher and other celebs in envelope-pushing, glittery fashion confections, has died.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of confections

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The family soon moved to Kentucky, where Kingsolver’s parents, high-school sweethearts, had been born and raised, and settled in the small town of Carlisle, where another daughter was born.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Lois and Billy were childhood sweethearts and had been in a relationship since the age of 16.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweethearts

Noun

Among the props are claymation red pepper and bacon with armature arms, olive barbells, frozen food boxes, and desserts.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
There's Boarderie's new Halloween Dessert Board, featuring an arrangement of fall-forward desserts including a pumpkin spice macaron and and pumpkin cheesecake blondie.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of desserts

Noun

Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
This was hailed as a victory for all software-as-a-service companies, which were emerging as industry darlings.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of darlings

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Their differences come to a head when Swiftie Kira plans to celebrate her birthday on Friday the 13th with a trip to the 13 isles of the Grenadines with her 13 best girlfriends and expects Ben to be present.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The assistant also sometimes acted as a go-between for Combs and one of his girlfriends who used the pseudonym Jane in court.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

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