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dessert

[dih-zurt] / dɪˈzɜrt /


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Dessert included a chocolate cake served with crème fraîche ice cream and White House honey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Dessert was a refreshing Asian pear sorbet with cinnamon date punch, the perfect light end to a sensational meal.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

Lunch with Lee featured a "Peacemaker's Dessert" of gold-encrusted brownies.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Megan’s favorite color was purple, and she favored a T-shirt whose slogan read, “Life Is Uncertain. Eat Dessert First,” Mr. Heffernan said.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Dessert consists mainly of a gargantuan tiered cake shaped to resemble circus tents and frosted in stripes, the filling within a bright shock of raspberry cream.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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