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candy

[kan-dee] / ˈkæn di /


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By day three, mine was overflowing with tchotchkes, candy, lip gloss, ornaments, green and red bracelets and even a Bible-verse bookmark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

And so I think that what I do in my comedy is I always like to put medicine in the candy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Better to eat candy than starve to death.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

By the time I remember it’s happening, all the good sweets are gone from grocery store shelves, so any visiting trick-or-treaters get butterscotch suckers, breath mints or candy corn.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Aunt Kate gave me a quizzical look as she reached over and popped a yellow candy in her mouth.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

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

Why not decorate all of our college athletes like stock car drivers, covering them head to toe in logos for banks, tech companies, candies, soft drinks, sunscreens, insurers, hardware stores and ultraprocessed snacks?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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

Something different was that she collected Pez candies.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

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

We feasted on smoked pork belly, which was fatty and fork-tender, smoked brisket, baked beans, and, of course, candied sweet potato with plenty of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 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

Pecans — toasted or candied — introduce flavor and texture contrast: that little crunch can transform the dish entirely.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025

I loved the carnival atmosphere that day—and especially eating cotton candy and candied apples.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

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 little practice will enable the candy-maker to form objects that look more like violets than do the flowers themselves after they have been put through the candying process.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Mary Elizabeth Hall

The skins can be kept in good condition for a long time in salt water, which makes it possible to wait until a large supply is on hand before candying them.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

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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