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candy

[kan-dee] / ˈkæn di /


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I was sitting in a packed cruise-ship theater in Grinch pajamas and matching headband, fuzzy red slippers and candy cane earrings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

And “Toxically Optimistic,” is another medicine in the candy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

And while it’s good to replace that metaphorical candy with something healthier, we cannot flog ourselves into not needing something sweet to survive the bitter world we live in.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

It’s a cheap indulgence, but what Halloween candy isn’t?

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

For here was Simon Harley-Dickinson gently helping her to her feet, and the Incorrigibles, their faces grubby and hands sticky from candy, clambering out of the town coach and crowding anxiously around her.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The argument is that the variety packs of 120 mini Halloween candies run between $18 and $20 — but they don’t necessarily serve 100 kids, because trick-or-treaters tend to grab handfuls.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Like other Swedish candies, they contain no gelatin, giving them a lightweight texture with the slightest sugary crunch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Hershey has faced similar litigation over other seasonal Reese’s candies, including ghost-shaped chocolates without depicted facial features and football-shaped candies that lacked the laces shown on their packaging.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"I don't know how long we will be like this," said Stefani Garate, 26, who used to sell coconut candies on the beach.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

There were ruinously expensive candies called voulay drops, made by centaurs in the mountains of Antiok.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

If you find candied citrus peel, toss some in; if not, use the zest of a full orange.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Cake fillings of almond crunch and toasted pecan praline and candied lemon, while jackfruit and palm sugar bring distinct South-East Asian flavours.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

There’s the Ukrainian poppy seed cake makivnyk, the Middle Eastern hot chocolate sahlep, the Spanish nougat turrón and the Chinese candied fruit tanghulu, among others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

The Caesar salad, with candied anchovies, gem lettuce, and umeboshi dressing, is a playful twist, but the main course is where things get truly exciting.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

He dug in, savoring the candied carrots and raisins.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Some confectioners infuse their candying syrup with botanicals, like bay leaves, rosemary or peppercorns, for added intrigue.

From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023

It’s subtle but transformative to know what sugar feels like in your fingers at different stages of candying.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2017

A pinch of tartaric acid would improve the flavor, but often prevent candying, unless in the hands of an expert.

From The Candy Maker's Guide A Collection of Choice Recipes for Sugar Boiling by Fletcher Manufacturing Company

“Some people have a method of candying the roots, and thus prepared they are very pleasant, and may be eaten with good success against coughs and inward soreness.”

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by John Thomas Smith

It now assumes the name of “dried peel,” and is stored away in the original orange and lemon boxes, till wanted for candying.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 by


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