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Recent Examples of candy
Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
For dessert, ponder gulab jamun cheesecake, paan kulfi popsicle bar with candied rose or a chocolate bar with strawberries.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The most popular ways people reported celebrating Halloween were eating candy at 34 percent, watching scary movies at 28 percent, and decorating their home at 23 percent, the poll found.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Official tasting notes describe cherry, candied pecans, and a hint of leather on the nose, with maple syrup, fig, vanilla, and oak on the palate and baking spice on the finish.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
For dessert, ponder gulab jamun cheesecake, paan kulfi popsicle bar with candied rose or a chocolate bar with strawberries.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
While eating candy is easy, figuring out the specifics of taxing candy is far from child's play.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The most popular ways people reported celebrating Halloween were eating candy at 34 percent, watching scary movies at 28 percent, and decorating their home at 23 percent, the poll found.
—Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
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This pie comprises a rich bittersweet chocolate pudding topped with sweetened, toasted coconut and pecans, all served up in a flaky buttery pie crust.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dover’s active portfolio management and commitment to capital returns sweeten the investment case.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
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Rachel's Trifle Mishap In the 1999 Thanksgiving episode, Rachel (played by Jennifer Aniston) attempts to make a classic English trifle for dessert.Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2024
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Limit desserts and sweet snacks (opt for fruit or nuts to satisfy cravings).Lauren Panoff, MPH, RD, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Other stars spruce it up a bit … and probably for a lot less money.Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2024
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Using these picture modes should spruce things up enough for most viewers with any modern TV from brands like Sony, Samsung, Hisense, TCL, LG, and Roku.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
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When the rationing of sugar and sweets ended in September 1953, the average adult’s daily sugar consumption in the UK nearly doubled almost immediately, from about 40 grams to 80 grams.Sam Tupper, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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The festival’s first day is dedicated to crows, with offerings of grain, seeds and sweets scattered on rooftops and streets.Peter Guo, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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After all, removing arbitrary barriers to entry only improves an art form.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Mulvey-Woolridge, who won approximately 51.1% of the vote, hopes to invest in law enforcement, improve roads and basic services and use tax dollars efficiently.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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But street food vendors — with their pungent salads, oodles of noodles, and coconut sweetmeats — have lately become the target of some of the capital’s planners.BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019
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So off the two ran to Loxy’s den, where Loxy began to speed-read his handy-dandy cookbook about slicing and dicing sweetmeat and Tex Mex green beans and chugalugging them down with mai tais, Tia Marias, pale ale and near beer.Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2019
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Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Mach 1 boots also use a polyurethane plastic with a thickness adjusted to enhance vibration damping and stability.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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