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Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, these types of concerns have led other governing bodies to ban the additive: For example, for decades, it’s only authorized to be used in cocktail cherries, candied cherries, and Bigarreaux cherries in the European Union.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
Starting at $18 Photo : John Kelly Chocolates Best Peanut-Butter Chocolates: John Kelly
For the Reese’s lovers among us, John Kelly’s chocolates provide an upscale take on the candy classic.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The shop on Via Victor Hugo, which first opened in 1911, specializes in confectionary, such as pralines and candied chestnuts displayed in antique wooden and glass cases.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, these types of concerns have led other governing bodies to ban the additive: For example, for decades, it’s only authorized to be used in cocktail cherries, candied cherries, and Bigarreaux cherries in the European Union.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
Make ice cubes with edible flowers or even candy hearts to carry on the Galentine's theme.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
Starting at $18 Photo : John Kelly Chocolates Best Peanut-Butter Chocolates: John Kelly
For the Reese’s lovers among us, John Kelly’s chocolates provide an upscale take on the candy classic.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for candy
Verb
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Daily in-room deliveries of fresh-baked croissants sweeten the experience.—
Valerie Rains,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2025
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To sweeten the incentive, Cameo is also providing a daily catered lunch, an adjacent gym membership and parking, all for free.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Her perfect day in Charlotte includes playing with adoptable cats at The Humane Society, shopping at a few local businesses and dessert.—
McKenzie Rankin,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Notably, this opiate pathway was not activated in the rodents' brains when they were given additional regular or fatty food, rather than sugar; and when the pathway was blocked, full mice seemed to lose their metaphorical dessert stomachs and did not eat extra sugar.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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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
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The food offer comprises bakery items, bowls, sweets like brownies or brigadeiros, the typical Brazilian chocolate truffles, all made using natural, high-quality ingredients.—
Andrea Onate,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the pantheon of Chicago sweets, few are more beloved than Frango Mints and Garrett Popcorn.—
Monica Eng,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Founded in 1996, ZERO Prostate Cancer has been dedicated to improving and saving lives affected by prostate cancer through advocacy, education, awareness and support.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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And while improving the run defense and finding help on the interior to push the pocket from the middle would go a long way toward improving the pass rush overall, the chance for adding a second marquee edge rusher won’t be overlooked.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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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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Everyone capable of helping with air defense must work to enhance the protection of human life.—
Joe Edwards,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Original story reprinted with permission from Quanta Magazine, an editorially independent publication of the Simons Foundation whose mission is to enhance public understanding of science by covering research developments and trends in mathematics and the physical and life sciences.—
Solomon Adams,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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