CONFECTS Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

confects

verb

present tense third-person singular of confect

as in builds

to form by putting together parts or materials a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards

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As populist pushback builds against the AI industry and data centers that power it, Republicans who have cheered the AI boom are scrambling to find a new identity as middle-ground pragmatists.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
These future Windows 11 features are already available in Insider builds.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

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Before conscious reasoning has a chance to engage, the brain often constructs an elaborate threat narrative.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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The Progress center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
His last win came against Sodiq Yusuff in October 2023, and this loss makes four in a row.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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