sugarplum
noun
sug·ar·plum
ˈshu̇-gər-ˌpləm 
: a small candy in the shape of a ball or disk : sweetmeat
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Does Gomez have iridescent bubbles and pink ballgowns on the brain, or are visions of sugarplums dancing in her head?
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
Cup it between frostbitten fingertips like sugarplum kisses and popcorn strung on ribbon.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Some are modern, some are Irish and some are holiday ballets that don’t involve sugarplums.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024
For those of you tired of the usual holiday movie diet of sleigh bells, snowflakes, and sugarplum fairies, The Hollywood Reporter‘s international team has whipped up a menu of new foreign films, currently available to screen in the U.S., that offer something for a more refined cinema palate.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Sugar Plum Cheese Danish: Cream-cheese filling is surrounded by a fluffy Danish, topped with a spiced sugarplum spread.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
See visions of sugarplums dance in your head and on stage in this beloved holiday classic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
Most illustrators play up the coziness of the tale, what with children all snug in their beds dreaming of sugarplums and suchlike, but the friendly lines and marzipan colors of Ms. Beech’s naif illustrations take coziness to a new level.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
Bedrooms, after all, are the venue for those visions of sugarplums.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
Cup it between frostbitten fingertips like sugarplum kisses and popcorn strung on ribbon.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Some are modern, some are Irish and some are holiday ballets that don’t involve sugarplums.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024
For those of you tired of the usual holiday movie diet of sleigh bells, snowflakes, and sugarplum fairies, The Hollywood Reporter‘s international team has whipped up a menu of new foreign films, currently available to screen in the U.S., that offer something for a more refined cinema palate.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
Sugar Plum Cheese Danish: Cream-cheese filling is surrounded by a fluffy Danish, topped with a spiced sugarplum spread.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
See visions of sugarplums dance in your head and on stage in this beloved holiday classic.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
Most illustrators play up the coziness of the tale, what with children all snug in their beds dreaming of sugarplums and suchlike, but the friendly lines and marzipan colors of Ms. Beech’s naif illustrations take coziness to a new level.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
Bedrooms, after all, are the venue for those visions of sugarplums.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 11 Aug. 2023
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sugarplum
noun
sug·ar·plum
ˈshu̇g-ər-ˌpləm
: a round piece of candy
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