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cinnamon

[sin-uh-muhn] / ˈsɪn ə mən /


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For those concerned about sugar intake, Lev Sercarz has also touted the benefits of cinnamon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Maybe it’s perfumed with orange zest and cinnamon.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

A cologne with notes of violet, oud and cinnamon ensures he’ll leave a lasting impression long after he’s left a room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Depending on the direction you’re headed, you could also add cardamom, cinnamon, citrus zest or even mini chocolate chips.

From Salon May 25, 2026

In the kitchen, Mom, fabulous Mom, has made the cinnamon rolls.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

It's an Ashkenazi recipe — with apples and cinnamons, bound by apricot jam and blackberry wine — that Ziggy and his kitchen staff will spend the next few days preparing by the truckload, literally.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2022

When the three men joined us and were talking about the bears, one of them shouted, "Here come two more," and before we could realize it we saw two good-sized cinnamons at the feast.

From Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club by Various

My pop he sayed I ain't got need to waste my time gettin' learnt them cinnamons.

From Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch by Martin, Helen Reimensnyder

Didn't know anything about bear when I went into the country, exceptin' when I was a youngster I'd seen a heap of cinnamons and that little black kind.

From Dutch Courage and Other Stories by London, Jack

A miniature Eden indeed, thought Colonel Glinka, of figs and cinnamons, of date palms and patchouli, all enclosed within a high wire fence.

From Pastoral Affair by Stearns, Charles A.




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