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doughnut

[doh-nuht, -nuht] / ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt /
NOUN
sweet ring-shaped fried cake
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Day-old cider doughnuts are your secret weapon—they’ve got just enough dryness to soak up cream without turning mushy.

From Salon

“It is unacceptable. In front of our schools, there are cars that literally drag race and pull doughnuts — unacceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times

Barry and Sally live together in the middle of nowhere with a fridge stocked with booze and a doughnut.

From Washington Post

It showed a fuzzy doughnut of energy, the glowing radiation produced by doomed matter circling the dark door to eternity.

From New York Times

Doughnuts: The market has been saturated and competitive for decades, but new doughnut shops keep coming to Los Angeles.

From New York Times