dessert

as in candy
sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal She doesn't care for rich desserts. a chocolate dessert

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Recent Examples of dessert For many, the dessert stands for Black pride and healthy eating. Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 The poster said that the dessert was meant to showcase a car speedometer with the dial pointing to 54—his age. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 The creative cocktail list includes a dessert root beer float libation spiked with vodka and root beer liqueur. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025 The bakery distributed its desserts to stores in several states, including Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota, shown on the map below. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dessert 

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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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