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Artist Will Cotton, who has been painting confectionery landscapes since the ’90s, sees the migration of cake aesthetics into interiors as a natural evolution.
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Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The goal is for the chocolate icon, in its next chapter without Buck, to rely less on the confectionery products for which it is best known.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
On the horizon is Skinny Dipped, his attempt to modernize confectionery, on track to surpass $100 million in revenue this year.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alexis Benveniste, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2025
The result is a fragrance that strikes the right balance between clean and confectionery, with a softness that’s like being wrapped in a cashmere blanket.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The goal is for the chocolate icon, in its next chapter without Buck, to rely less on the confectionery products for which it is best known.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
On the horizon is Skinny Dipped, his attempt to modernize confectionery, on track to surpass $100 million in revenue this year.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confectionery
confectionary
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The unusual combination comes at a difficult time for confectionaries.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The result is that marshmallows eaten out of the bag, with fingers, are presumptive confectionaries, while those toasted over a heat source and used in the making of s’mores receive a dubious VAT exemption.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Confectionery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confectionery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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