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confetti

[kuhn-fet-ee, kawn-fet-tee] / kənˈfɛt i, kɔnˈfɛt ti /


NOUN
bonbon
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But some buyers of fuel are holding the confetti.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s hard to give the boosters a return on investment like they enjoy,” Kyle Church, Michigan’s general manager, said after maize-and-blue confetti fell from the rafters of Lucas Oil Stadium late Monday night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“I opened it up. I saw the confetti but didn’t realize what it meant until I got a couple lines down,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

You’ll encounter a kind of linguistic confetti: cakey, fudgy, moist, dense, rich, gooey, chewy.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Some parking ticket confetti, caught in a frail wind puff, tumbled across the dirt and settled around the sheriff s boots, which were on the wrong feet.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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