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confection

[kuhn-fek-shuhn] / kənˈfɛk ʃən /
NOUN
sweet food
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“Whatever it is, it’s very healthy,” he says when I ask what sort of confection he chose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He meets the younger singer on her turf: The track is a theatrical pop confection with a busy, singsong melody, and Mr. Smith’s ageless cracked moan makes him sound like an approving father figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

It became a viral sensation, spurring countless inspired products from Crumbl Cookies to Shake Shack desserts as well as major chocolate brands like Lindt and Godiva taking their own stab at the pistachio-filled confection.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Anna Wintour, the Global Editorial Director of Vogue magazine, wore a feathery custom Chanel confection to her signature event.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

She was breaking her fast on a bowl of cold shrimp- and-persimmon soup when Ini brought her a Qartheen gown, an airy confection of ivory samite patterned with seed pearls.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

These airy confections are among the viral Swedish candies you may have seen on social media, perhaps mixed with others in a “candy salad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her “It” girls often keep company with a coterie of tiny monkeys, kittens or creatures with confections for heads.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

As an executive at Hershey, it’s Rinaldi’s duty to know important dates years in advance to understand how it could affect the company’s ability to sell chocolates, sweets and sugary confections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

These sugar-laden confections are mostly made of high fructose corn syrup, saturated fat and additives.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2024

In the autumn of 1971 a man used to come to our house, bearing confections in his pocket and hopes of ascertaining the life or death of his family.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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