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confection

[kuhn-fek-shuhn] / kənˈfɛk ʃən /
NOUN
sweet food
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Since 2019, sugar confection has gained 1.1 percentage point in market share, Baumgartner says, noting that Gen Z consumption is running about 25% higher over the past five years.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In sugar confection, products like gummy clusters have gained traction, while in salty snacks, better-for-you ingredients are fueling growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

His friends loved his portmanteaued frozen confection, which he patented in 1924.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In any other movie, the pop-punk confection of the Veronicas’ “Untouched” would be a perfect cue to establish its setting in middle-class suburban Australia, as light and lucky a place as ever was.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

It was so large that it took two servants on each side and one in the back to push the enormous wheeled trolley that bore this confection out of the kitchen.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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