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caramel

[kar-uh-muhl, -mel, kahr-muhl] / ˈkær ə məl, -ˌmɛl, ˈkɑr məl /
ADJECTIVE
gold/golden
Synonyms
WEAK
aureate auric auriferous aurous aurulent blond blonde dusty flaxen honeyed mellow yellow ochroid straw tan tawny wheat
NOUN
bonbon
Synonyms
STRONG
confetti cream dainty sweet
NOUN
sugar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carbohydrate
STRONG
candy dextrose fructose glucose lactose levulose maltose saccharin saccharose sucrose sweetener xylose
WEAK
cassonade

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Coffee pecan torte, spiced pear sponge with miso caramel.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The ignominious honor for highest sugar level goes to the large caramel crème frozen coffee, which features a whopping 172 grams, 160 of them non-naturally-occurring sweeteners.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Their visceral cream of pistachio, hazelnut, dark or white chocolate, lemon, raspberry, cinnamon apple, caramel, or speculous.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

“It’s similar to saying you know what’s in Coca-Cola—carbonated water, sugar, and caramel color—yet simply mixing those ingredients together doesn’t come close to recreating the finished product.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Or should you seek out one last prebreakfast caramel apple?

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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