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confectionery

[kuhn-fek-shuh-ner-ee] / kənˈfɛk ʃəˌnɛr i /
NOUN
candy store
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Swedish confectionery, which has strict rules regarding the use of all natural ingredients, has in recent years seen a big rise in global popularity thanks to social media.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The streaming company said it is working with Ferrero Group to bring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory offerings to market, beginning with 10 seasonal and limited-edition chocolates, plus sugar confectionery, ice cream, and cereals.

From Barron's May 19, 2026

Growth was led by the Nespresso-maker’s coffee businesses, and its confectionery business.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

After a visit home, I returned to campus with a stockpile, like a confectionery smuggler crossing state lines with sugary contraband stuffed between sweatshirts in my suitcase.

From Salon Mar. 17, 2026

I’ve always regarded the Pepper Imp as the king of the confectionery bag.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

Consumption was negatively associated with the intake of healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables and pulses, and positively associated with the consumption of confectioneries.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

And her line of the family happened to inherit Cheil Jedang, CJ, which was a food supplier at the time, just cheap confectioneries and all that.

From The Verge Apr. 10, 2020

In Detroit, a man confessed to breaking into 13 confectioneries to stuff himself with fancy desserts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some of us," said he, "love to deck ourselves in academic confectioneries, but the old breeze of American ridicule will save us from carrying our mortar boards too high.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were sweetmeat shops in which there were heaps of confectioneries ranged in regular rows, but no human beings to sell them.

From Folk-Tales of Bengal by Lal Behari Day




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