Thesaurus results for SWEETS

sweets

noun

plural of sweet

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 There’s a Cedric Grolet patisserie for next-level sweets, and a watering hole called The Berkeley Bar & Terrace that keeps things jazzy, especially after a martini or two. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 Limitless breakfasts are a revelation of truly perfect pastries alongside bowls of heritage Indonesian recipes, decadent sweets, and equally decadent Western-style dishes including a Jimbaran Bay rock lobster omelette served with bisque. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 On the sundeck, for example, candy floats in the resin bar top and Murano glass sweets sit on the front of the hot tub. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking! — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Although unrelated to my daughter’s birthday, the smorgasbord of sweets seemed ideally timed. — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026 The Japan National Tourism Organization flags convenience stores as a legit part of everyday food culture, stacked with onigiri, bento boxes, trendy snacks, sweets and beverages. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 The Japan National Tourism Organization highlights convenience stores as part of everyday Japanese food culture, stocked with onigiri, bento boxes, trendy snacks, sweets and beverages. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Neighbors had gathered for an afternoon of merriment, complete with a barbecue, a sweets station, and three bouncy castles. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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Sweet Harmony in Middletown will be closing up shop later this month, but fans of their confections will not have to wait long for a return under a new name, according to an Instagram post.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Designer Bob Mackie, famed for swathing Cher and other celebs in envelope-pushing, glittery fashion confections, has died.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

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For every couple who were childhood best friends or high school sweethearts, there’s another who didn’t cross paths until much later in life.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026
The family soon moved to Kentucky, where Kingsolver’s parents, high-school sweethearts, had been born and raised, and settled in the small town of Carlisle, where another daughter was born.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweethearts

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Smoke’N Ash is also praised for Patrick Hicks’ brisket, pork ribs and rib tips, along with an extensive menu of desserts.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
Ice cream pies could also be for sale, as will new flavors or desserts, the Instagram post teased.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of desserts

Noun

Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
This was hailed as a victory for all software-as-a-service companies, which were emerging as industry darlings.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of darlings

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Meet Allison Kaye, a makeup artist whose entire business is traveling around the country getting athletes' wives and girlfriends glammed up for game day.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
In addition to testimony from Perry Bowick, the series will include stories of firsthand memories from Perry’s friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, along with several former girlfriends.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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