as in candy
a sweet food made from cacao beans
She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.
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Recent Examples of chocolate
Easter is one of the most kid-friendly holidays, between chocolate bunnies and Easter egg hunts.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
Those incidents involved ammonia, diesel fuel, wastewater and, in one case, 2,000 gallons of chocolate ice cream mix that that seeped out of a container into the plant.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
And Laura Gillott and family earned the people’s choice award for their decadent chocolate pudding pie.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Espresso powder adds a level of richness that enhances the chocolate and balances the sweetness.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025
Those incidents involved ammonia, diesel fuel, wastewater and, in one case, 2,000 gallons of chocolate ice cream mix that that seeped out of a container into the plant.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
And Laura Gillott and family earned the people’s choice award for their decadent chocolate pudding pie.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Espresso powder adds a level of richness that enhances the chocolate and balances the sweetness.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chocolate
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“Chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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