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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
Now, the viral dessert company has a new way of distributing sweets.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
In ascending order of serving sizes, the original US food pyramid recommended that fats, oils and sweets be used sparingly, and that dairy products, proteins and nuts be equal components of one’s diet.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Enjoying Desserts and Sweets in the Evening Eating desserts and other sweets in the evening may contribute to weight gain.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2026
While everyone should limit sweets for overall health, people with healthy blood sugar control can usually enjoy high-sugar foods like Oreos occasionally without issue.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
An award-winning bakery is bringing the sweets back to Southington after closing its Factory Square location in October.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Dry sweets accompany this lighter, frothier tea, served in individual bowls.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Children go to bed the night before, hoping their shoes are filled with gifts and sweets brought by the Magi by the next morning.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The large pink van covered in images of sweets and the eponymous kitty character travels to more than 100 locations across the country each year.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
In ascending order of serving sizes, the original US food pyramid recommended that fats, oils and sweets be used sparingly, and that dairy products, proteins and nuts be equal components of one’s diet.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Enjoying Desserts and Sweets in the Evening Eating desserts and other sweets in the evening may contribute to weight gain.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2026
While everyone should limit sweets for overall health, people with healthy blood sugar control can usually enjoy high-sugar foods like Oreos occasionally without issue.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Jan. 2026
An award-winning bakery is bringing the sweets back to Southington after closing its Factory Square location in October.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Dry sweets accompany this lighter, frothier tea, served in individual bowls.
—The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Children go to bed the night before, hoping their shoes are filled with gifts and sweets brought by the Magi by the next morning.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
The large pink van covered in images of sweets and the eponymous kitty character travels to more than 100 locations across the country each year.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets
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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,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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The high school sweethearts grew into a family of three over the years that includes their three children—Cordé, Cordell, and Cori Broadus.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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The influencer, 26, graduated from nursing school in August 2024, and soon after, the high school sweethearts bought a house in Michigan, ending the long-distance aspect of their relationship, Adams tells PEOPLE exclusively.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Whales have been beached Once upon a time, whales were the darlings of the beer scene.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, the Art Institute invites Grammy darlings Third Coast Percussion to perform pieces for player piano by late architect Bruce Goff, the subject of a major retrospective running through March.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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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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May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
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Heather then posted a video from afar showing her girlfriends snacking and sipping before making their vision boards at the table.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The two met through their then-girlfriends (now their wives and mothers of their respective children) almost a decade ago.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Sweets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweets. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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