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
One example is an ice cream sandwich made with Seemingly Overzealous ice cream, sandwiched between espresso cookies dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with chocolate chips by The Accidental Baker.
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Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Two months later, an Iowa father was charged with multiple felonies after his 4-year-old son ate a chocolate bar containing THC and had to be treated at a hospital.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The shakes came in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Veterinarian website Bondi Vet says foods that dogs cannot eat include chocolate, which can be fatal even in small quantities; alliums, including onion, garlic and chives; grapes, raisins and sultanas; avocado; macadamia nuts; citrus; caffeine; alcohol; nutmeg; and raw dough.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
Two months later, an Iowa father was charged with multiple felonies after his 4-year-old son ate a chocolate bar containing THC and had to be treated at a hospital.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The shakes came in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Veterinarian website Bondi Vet says foods that dogs cannot eat include chocolate, which can be fatal even in small quantities; alliums, including onion, garlic and chives; grapes, raisins and sultanas; avocado; macadamia nuts; citrus; caffeine; alcohol; nutmeg; and raw dough.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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