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confection

[kuhn-fek-shuhn] / kənˈfɛk ʃən /
NOUN
sweet food
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But there’s one confection I’ve pined for, one tied to the memory of my mother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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

Since 2019, sugar confection has gained 1.1 percentage point in market share, Baumgartner says, noting that Gen Z consumption is running about 25% higher over the past five years.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

It feels like a tasty confection with nutritional value.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 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

Her “It” girls often keep company with a coterie of tiny monkeys, kittens or creatures with confections for heads.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 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

These sugar-laden confections are mostly made of high fructose corn syrup, saturated fat and additives.

From Salon Oct. 29, 2024

I teased, nodding toward a group of girls lined up against the wall like pastel confections.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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