confetti

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They then set off on their journey to cheers and clapping, through a balloon arch with confetti cannons.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

As a finale, yup, confetti blasted out over those onstage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

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

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

On a recent winter night, frost sparkled in the air like cold confetti and a warm glow spilled from the small windows of a tavern in the one-stoplight village of Sergeantsville, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Makeshift confetti snowed from windows onto the celebrants in the streets below.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly