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doughnut

[doh-nuht, -nuht] / ˈdoʊ nət, -ˌnʌt /
NOUN
sweet ring-shaped fried cake
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"I didn't really know what a cake or a doughnut or a brownie was until I started having after-school parties in California," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

No matter how much you reshape a ball, you cannot turn it into a doughnut without cutting or tearing it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Then powered by a glazed doughnut and extra-large energy drink, he zips around driveways in northern New Jersey and nearby New York, ringing doorbells, photographing doorsteps and hauling away the physical aftermath of holiday optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

After all, what could be better than a post-skate fritule doughnut, except perhaps a fritule with chocolate sauce.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

First we’d have Mass, then we’d go to the doughnut social in the church hall.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy