doughnut
noun
a small cake of sweetened or, sometimes, unsweetened dough fried in deep fat, typically shaped like a ring or, when prepared with a filling, a ball.
doughnuts
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pluralof doughnut.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Apparently, this was evidenced by the fact that people in the office once got doughnuts during a meeting, while the remote employees didn’t get anything special.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the morning, as we ate vegan doughnuts and watched cat cartoons, kitten Asher plopped onto my lap and purred loudly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
It gets crowded by 10 a.m., so go early to score some peach-glazed doughnuts from GB&D before they sell out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
For dessert, Proust's beloved madeleines and mirabelles jostled for attention with distinctly American-accented glazed doughnuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
“All the doughnuts and fritters and sticky buns.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
