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caramel

[kar-uh-muhl, -mel, kahr-muhl] / ˈkær ə məl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑr məl /
ADJECTIVE
gold/golden
Synonyms
WEAK
aureate auric auriferous aurous aurulent blond blonde dusty flaxen honeyed mellow yellow ochroid straw tan tawny wheat
NOUN
bonbon
Synonyms
STRONG
confetti cream dainty sweet
NOUN
sugar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbohydrate
STRONG
candy dextrose fructose glucose lactose levulose maltose saccharin saccharose sucrose sweetener xylose
WEAK
cassonade

Example Sentences

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Visiting a supermarket in Manchester city centre, we see two kinds of "layered" easter eggs - one made of chocolate and a caramelised biscuit spread, the other with caramel but no biscuit.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But start folding in coconut shreds, caramel swirls, candy pieces, cookie dough, marshmallows?

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

The ignominious honor for highest sugar level goes to the large caramel crème frozen coffee, which features a whopping 172 grams, 160 of them non-naturally-occurring sweeteners.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

I opted for the classics: onion soup, retro vol-au-vent overflowing with mushrooms and, for dessert, an île flottante heady with vanilla and caramel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

A lake of hot caramel with steam coming off it....

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

Vocabulary lists containing caramel

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