confetti
noun
con·fet·ti
kən-ˈfe-tē 
: small bits or streamers of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
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The job also entails cleaning up the confetti used at the end of many shows, as well as on stage decorations, such as gravel, that’s made its way into the audience.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
So either the wedding will be long over, the confetti swept up, the guests all sent home with hangovers…or Bon Jovi will just plug in and keep the party going.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
The scouts set off confetti poppers.
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Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Knicks celebrate Fresh-off-the-title darlings Deuce McBride and Tyler Kolek swap confetti for ocean breezes at Montauk’s hot spot Bounce Beach.
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Nancy Kane,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2026
So either the wedding will be long over, the confetti swept up, the guests all sent home with hangovers…or Bon Jovi will just plug in and keep the party going.
—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
The scouts set off confetti poppers.
—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 June 2026
Knicks celebrate Fresh-off-the-title darlings Deuce McBride and Tyler Kolek swap confetti for ocean breezes at Montauk’s hot spot Bounce Beach.
—
Nancy Kane,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for confetti
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“Confetti.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confetti. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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confetti
noun
con·fet·ti
kən-ˈfet-ē
: small bits of brightly colored paper made for throwing (as at weddings)
Etymology
from Italian confetti, plural of confetto "a little candy or bonbon"; so named because the paper bits were originally imitations of the candies thrown at festivals
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