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
Fewer people are eating dessert and drinking like they used to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“Flan Philippe, figs in phyllo Philippe—everything sounds delectable. But when at the Fern Court, one must order the tarte Philippe. No other dessert compares. By the way, how do you like the Hixby’s Guide?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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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