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a sweet food made from cacao beans
She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.
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Recent Examples of chocolate
Other items on the menu include fries cooked in beef fat and a Dutch chocolate milkshake.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Don’t skip dessert here: Opt for a swirl of homemade vanilla soft-serve ice cream or a slice of decadent chocolate pie.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight Doughnut: A miniature Original Glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing & chocolate chip cookie crumble, topped with cookie dough flavored buttercreme.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Private villas were rented and transformed into extravagant replicas of the movies’ opulent Capitol, complete with servers in eccentric wigs, chocolate fountains that flowed for hours and enough colorful macarons to feed a small city.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Don’t skip dessert here: Opt for a swirl of homemade vanilla soft-serve ice cream or a slice of decadent chocolate pie.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Delight Doughnut: A miniature Original Glazed doughnut dipped in chocolate icing & chocolate chip cookie crumble, topped with cookie dough flavored buttercreme.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate
candy
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Both stores provide an abundance of choices in classic and nostalgic candies plus homemade fudge, chocolates and other treats.—
Stacey Zable,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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On April 15 in Idaho, Governor Brad Little signed a bill passed through the state Legislature that approved the banning of soda and candy from food assistance benefits.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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“Chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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