as in butter
excessive praise
the magazine's profiles of showbiz celebrities tend to be pure taffy
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Recent Examples of taffy
The store has all the classics like Pez, taffy and every flavor of Jelly Belly imaginable.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Volunteers in yellow shirts handed out grapes, watermelon, taffy and Gatorade to community members, and white candles to be lit.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Volunteers in yellow shirts handed out grapes, watermelon, taffy and Gatorade to community members, and white candles to be lit.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taffy
butter
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Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating after each addition until just combined.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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Peanut or nut butters can work in a pinch.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Taffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taffy. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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