candied
Americanadjective
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impregnated or incrusted with or as if with sugar.
candied ginger.
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prepared by cooking in sugar or syrup.
candied yams.
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candied words.
adjective
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impregnated or encrusted with or as if with sugar or syrup
candied peel
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(of sugar, honey, etc) crystallized
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Candied cherries are significantly sweeter and brighter, which makes a sweeter, more brightly studded cookie.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023
Candied orange peel and saffron liven up Afghan lamb with rice.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023
“The Room,” his 2000 album for Atlantic Records, was a conceptually linked project in which he composed distinct pieces for imaginary spaces such as “The Candied Room” and “The Room of Forgotten Children.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2020
Certain cakes such as Mary Berry’s Orange Tea Bread and even such entrees as Shrimp With Spiced Candied Orange Crust require peel from multiple oranges.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2020
Candied sweet potatoes, creamed onions, cranberry nut salad, corn pudding, gravy, cheese bread, and not one but two kinds of stuffing.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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