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as in confections
a food having a high sugar content
remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets
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as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love
my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?
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Recent Examples of sweets
Jordan noted that some of Hershey's market share losses over the past year have been recovering, seeing improvement in the seasonal, sweets and mints categories.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Eulalia resumes selling sweets outside prison, and Bedoya maintains influence even from incarceration.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For Tootsie Roll Industries, which has been making sweets for more than 125 years, this campaign is both a look back and a step forward.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Cravings Peak at Night Research has shown that the desire for sweets and salty snacks gradually increases throughout the day and is more prominent in the evening, said Joan Salge Blake, RDN, a dietitian and nutrition professor at Boston University.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
An assortment of beautiful jars and candies and macaroons and other sweets with cute baskets and take-away gifts was the way to go.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Rosa Sibaja, owner of Unforgettable Delights by Rosa, sells Mexican American sweets and baked goods.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Sean Conlon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Eulalia resumes selling sweets outside prison, and Bedoya maintains influence even from incarceration.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Try to save room for dessert and pop in the backyard to Koko Kakigori, a small shop serving shave ice and sweets, like mango and sticky rice donuts.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
On a recent Tuesday afternoon, the brothers, wearing matching cherry-red-and-lime-green eyeglasses, browsed the pick-and-mix bins at Kändi, a Swedish-style sweets shop in Los Angeles.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
For Tootsie Roll Industries, which has been making sweets for more than 125 years, this campaign is both a look back and a step forward.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Cravings Peak at Night Research has shown that the desire for sweets and salty snacks gradually increases throughout the day and is more prominent in the evening, said Joan Salge Blake, RDN, a dietitian and nutrition professor at Boston University.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
An assortment of beautiful jars and candies and macaroons and other sweets with cute baskets and take-away gifts was the way to go.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Rosa Sibaja, owner of Unforgettable Delights by Rosa, sells Mexican American sweets and baked goods.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets
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Some only ban sugary soda drinks and juices, whereas others have also blocked candy and other confections.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Celebrate International Chocolate Day by exploring the history and science of chocolate, from its ancient origins to modern confections.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Akl and Hasan Akil (Memory Box) star as childhood sweethearts Yasmina and Nino, who lose sight of one another to reunite in their late 20s, with their relationship developing in step with the tumultuous history of Lebanon.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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The high school sweethearts got married in 2014 and welcomed their son, Stefan, in October of that same year.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Publix is rolling out a fresh lineup of seasonal desserts that taste like autumn in every bite.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sip specialty cocktails, beer, wine, and champagne while scarfing down Mediterranean favorites like kabobs, shawarma, gyros, falafel, wing platters, and desserts such as baklava and New York cheesecake.—
Nasha Smith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Bulls were the early-season darlings of the Group of Five, thanks to back-to-back upsets over Boise State and Florida.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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More Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Packers, who had been the darlings of the national media last summer after coming within minutes of an NFC Championship Game appearance the previous season, lost in the wild-card round of the playoffs to the Philadelphia Eagles last season.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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And so, in June of 2024, on her 30th birthday, during a trip to Joshua Tree in Southern California with her best girlfriends in tow, Jordan popped the question.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
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A couple of them bring their girlfriends.—
R29 Team,
Refinery29,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sweets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweets. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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