Thesaurus results for CONFECTION

confection

noun

kən-ˈfek-shən

as in candy

a food having a high sugar content following the main course there were assorted confections so delicious-looking as to tempt even determined dieters

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Recent Examples of confection Their holiday gifts are always a hit, filled with the creamiest milk chocolates and sweet confections. —

Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 Team up or work individually to create the best, most outlandish gingerbread confection, then take a vote (or let social media decide) to determine whose house is the winner. —

Christin Perry, Parents, 11 Dec. 2024 The restaurant will offer a menu of hot food and cold confections including Signature Stackburgers, chicken strip baskets and DQ soft serve in cones, sundaes, cakes, and Blizzards, to name a few. —

Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 The ultra-moist confection has a sweet, fruity, spiced flavor profile that might be described as carrot cake meets banana bread. —

Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for confection

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The dye has been used for everything from candy to fruit snacks to baked goods and some beverages, particularly food products with a strawberry flavor, such as Yoo-hoo Strawberry Drink or Betty Crocker's Fruit by the Foot.

— Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Red 3 can be found in candy products like Jelly Belly’s Candy Corn and Ring Pop’s strawberry and berry blast flavors.

— David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025