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doughnut

[doh-nuht, -nuht] / ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt /
NOUN
sweet ring-shaped fried cake
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Inside the machine, which looked like a large blender with a metal doughnut inside, blue and orange lights vibrated within glass tubes, while feathery electricity danced out the top.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Customers queued in long lines for a special-edition Harry Potter doughnut collection last year, for example.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Pratt fans dropped off ballots, picked up lawn signs and stopped to pick up coffee drinks from the Hustle N Dough doughnut truck parked out front.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

After being taken private in 2020, coffee and doughnut chain Dunkin’ is set to return to the public market — and it’s bringing a few friends.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

She misses taking her on weekends to a doughnut shop for a treat.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Saunders also noted that a Dunkin’ promo this year offering a free tote bag with the purchase of a half-dozen doughnuts went over well with customers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

Apparently, this was evidenced by the fact that people in the office once got doughnuts during a meeting, while the remote employees didn’t get anything special.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

In the morning, as we ate vegan doughnuts and watched cat cartoons, kitten Asher plopped onto my lap and purred loudly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

For dessert, Proust's beloved madeleines and mirabelles jostled for attention with distinctly American-accented glazed doughnuts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Naomi was frying doughnuts when she glanced up and locked eyes with Pastor Tom’s on the other side of the kitchen window.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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