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 staff had piled a toy train high with Modjeskas and stuffed a sleigh with chocolate suckers and egg nog taffy.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Come visit, and you’ll be met with the alluring smell of warm caramel, the hum of a century-old taffy machine, and display cases brimming with every sweet imaginable.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Treats such as popcorn and taffy as well as children’s items will be sold on-site.
—Dan Kelly
october 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Come visit, and you’ll be met with the alluring smell of warm caramel, the hum of a century-old taffy machine, and display cases brimming with every sweet imaginable.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Treats such as popcorn and taffy as well as children’s items will be sold on-site.
—Dan Kelly
october 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taffy
butter
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Everything is coated in a garlic butter salt that masks the mediocrity of the nuts.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Taffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taffy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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