dessert
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A milk-based dessert similar in appearance to a blancmange, the pudding uses carrageen moss – a type of seaweed found in coastal areas – to give it a gelatinous texture.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Oh, let’s not forget a generous slice of “Díaz Delight” for dessert.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
I worship the French dessert classic known as îles flottantes or “floating islands.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
When she’d scooped out enough for dinner, Nim made a fire, baked her clams, and split the coconut for dessert.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Vocabulary lists containing dessert
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Voilà: Croissant Lingo
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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