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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

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

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

In sugar confection, products like gummy clusters have gained traction, while in salty snacks, better-for-you ingredients are fueling growth.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

His friends loved his portmanteaued frozen confection, which he patented in 1924.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Now I saw he’d ordered the best thing in the house, this gorgeous, frothy confection of an earlier age.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

With T. Bone Burnett holding forth in the producer’s chair yet again, “Long Long Road” matches its predecessor’s penchant for warmhearted storytelling and well-played musical confections.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 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

Each candy embodies the joy of indulging in sugary confections.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025

A dozen buildings — if wood and canvas confections are properly “buildings” — constituted the town, which attracted gold seekers from around the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

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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