confection
Example Sentences
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In Philadelphia, it means something else entirely — a sweet, sugary confection that looks like a tiny potato but tastes like a coconut-cream dream.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
It’s a bright and shiny synthpop confection with a steady 4/4 house beat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Champ, Irish-style chicken curry, and a dessert confection called Yellowman are listed at 5-1.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
Almost everything we associate him with—the North Pole, the sled, the reindeer—is a 19th-century confection laid on top of a much older and sterner figure.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
Nasreen Baji lifted a yellow confection from the box and took a bite.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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