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confetti

[kuhn-fet-ee, kawn-fet-tee] / kənˈfɛt i, kɔnˈfɛt ti /


NOUN
bonbon
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Soccer’s velvety, polarizing honcho had the planet begrudgingly tossing confetti at his custom Stan Smiths.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

They spray confetti into the audience to punctuate their biggest songs, and add an honorary fifth member, Ryan Malcolm, to flesh out their sound with swells of keyboard and additional rhythm guitar.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

More often, it’s a shower of lemon zest or a handful of toasted breadcrumbs, flicked over the top like confetti.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

That money bought a spinning virtual ball with the America250 logo, fireworks and a ton of red, white and blue confetti.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Silver lights burst from the ceiling and drifted down like glittering confetti.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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