confected

verb

Definition of confectednext
past tense of confect
as in constructed
to form by putting together parts or materials a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards

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  1. built
  2. assembled
  3. made
Verb
  • The train cars that will be sent to Lima were built between 1985 and 1987 and served millions of riders in the Bay Area until their retirement.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Conservation biologist Anthony Waddle of Macquarie University in Sydney built heat shelters from large bricks prefabricated with holes that just happen to be the perfect size for green and golden bell frogs.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of built
Verb
  • Cost of ancillary products and assembled components increased to $342,865 from $187,841, reflecting the component costs associated with the rise in perpetual license sales of progressive gaming systems.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • In London, the crowd assembled near a statue of Peter Pan, where handmade signs, balloons, and flowers were placed to honor Payne.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of assembled
Verb
  • The top 10 were all white men (shocker), but four Black billionaires made the list this year, too.
    Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The discovery was made by an anonymous treasure hunter who had successfully solved the complex puzzles the hunt’s creator set out.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of made
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“Confected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confected. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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