Synonyms

candy store

British

noun

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sweet shop. a shop solely or largely selling confectionary

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“He just loved the light. He was like a kid in a candy store when he first came. But David was all about the work. Everything came back to that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Back in New York City, an upmarket candy store company called BonBon now has five shops across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and another in the Hamptons on Long Island that opened last summer.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

We moved a lot, sometimes suddenly, winding up with the nine of us in a two-bedroom apartment over a candy store in Rutherford, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Award show season is a candy store of glamour and star bursts for some.

From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025

Today is not the day to go to the candy store.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

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