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Recent Examples of candy
Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The soup and candied orange chicken dish delivered nectarous, sour and spicy flavors.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Trick treats Remove the wrappers from Tootsie Rolls and replace the candy with cut and peeled carrot pieces.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Corn husks can be dried and steamed, cucumber and melon rinds can be pickled or candied, peppery nasturtium leaves can be eaten in salads, and even young sunflower stalks can be eaten like celery if properly prepared.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
The soup and candied orange chicken dish delivered nectarous, sour and spicy flavors.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
Dent sends her children to school with dye-free candies, suckers and fruit snacks.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 Mar. 2025
Trick treats Remove the wrappers from Tootsie Rolls and replace the candy with cut and peeled carrot pieces.
—Kimberly Stoney, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candy
Verb
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And if the pensions are sweetened for current employees’ past service, why not pay the cost in the current year?—
Ted Dabrowski,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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And Campbell likely won’t make a decision on his NFL future until after the draft unless Miami or another team sweetens its offer.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Be sure to save room for dessert: the vanilla ice cream with PX sherry drizzled on top is the stuff of Spanish dreams.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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Chia Pudding Chia pudding is a high-fiber dish that can be enjoyed as a quick breakfast, snack, or dessert.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Today’s Amazon deals are all about sprucing things up: your desktop setup, your tablet experience, and your audio at home or the beach.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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Pick from a number of different toppings to spruce it up, but if your stomach is feeling a little uneasy, order a plain bowl to help settle it down.—
Christina Liao,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Even traditional Ramadan sweets and pickles could be found.—
Eric Nagourney,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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The fact that many of us crave sweets or carbs ahead of our periods is not pure coincidence, either.—
María Quiles,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By integrating state-of-the-art wildlife crossings with federal, state, and private funding, NDOT tackles pressing environmental challenges while improving roadway safety.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The program invites women to take a 30-day challenge together, tracking and improving their sleep while supporting each other through the process.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But street food vendors — with their pungent salads, oodles of noodles, and coconut sweetmeats — have lately become the target of some of the capital’s planners.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Dec. 2019
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So off the two ran to Loxy’s den, where Loxy began to speed-read his handy-dandy cookbook about slicing and dicing sweetmeat and Tex Mex green beans and chugalugging them down with mai tais, Tia Marias, pale ale and near beer.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2019
Verb
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Meditation helps counteract this by enhancing critical thinking skills, reducing emotional reactivity, and fostering a mindset of responsibility.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those who voted for the plan cited the economic benefits and said the expansion would enhance the area.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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