confection
noun
a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
confections
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pluralof confection.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This deeply researched study examines how AI systems create “abstract people”: statistical confections, subject profiles and anthropomorphic personages that increasingly substitute for humans in digital environments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
“Sèvres Extraordinaire!” approaches its subject—pioneering, astonishing ceramic confections that are neither purely functional nor purely decorative but sui generis art, or “sculpture”—in the broadest sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025
Thanks to this technique, colonists were able to keep fruit from the summer harvest to use in their Christmas confections, and fruitcakes became one of the most popular seasonal desserts.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
The aroma of their cookie-like confections draws you in and pulls you right through the door.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
I teased, nodding toward a group of girls lined up against the wall like pastel confections.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
