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Recent Examples of dessert
New to this location will be a dessert program with a Mediterranean-style ice cream in pistachio, walnut and chocolate flavors with layers of baklava.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The setup features rows of pizza in every form, plus pasta, salad, breadsticks and dessert, all under steady heat lamps.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Expect dishes like truffled sea bass crudo marinated in passionfruit, a meltingly tender Chateaubriand, and a signature French chocolate meringue dessert by the name of ‘Le Concorde’.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
The desserts station includes Easter candy, tarts and Doughnuts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The setup features rows of pizza in every form, plus pasta, salad, breadsticks and dessert, all under steady heat lamps.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
Expect dishes like truffled sea bass crudo marinated in passionfruit, a meltingly tender Chateaubriand, and a signature French chocolate meringue dessert by the name of ‘Le Concorde’.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
The desserts station includes Easter candy, tarts and Doughnuts.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dessert
Noun
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The hot mixture for Dillon Candy Company’s pecan or peanut brittle is poured from a copper kettle onto the candy tables and then stretched by hand so the pieces are extra thin.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The sunset skies are cotton-candy colored.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has made headlines in the past few years for authoring bills that have cracked down on sweets with synthetic dyes like Skittles and instituted a timeline for getting healthier food in public schools.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That indulgence can be sweets, alcohol, meat or other foods and drinks.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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