sweets

noun

plural of sweet
1
as in confections
a food having a high sugar content remember to brush your teeth after eating sweets

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2
as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?

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Recent Examples of sweets Semaglutide physically changes the experience of food by altering the tongue’s taste sensitivity, changing how taste genes work and shifting the brain’s reaction to sweets. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The café offering crêpes, waffles, gelato and Belgian chocolate, among other sweets, debuted at The Arboretum Shopping Center over the weekend. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026 This distinctive flavor is one reason many consumers choose them over heavily refined snacks and sweets. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 By the 1970s, candy companies were mass-producing chamoy sauces and sweets. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning, as well as afternoon tea served with sweets and hors d’oeuvres. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 One of her favorite sweets is butter mochi, a chewy dessert made from rice flour. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 Our mom emphasized healthy eating and exercise, but our dad always had tons of sweets and junk food at his house. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets. — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweets
  1. confections
  2. sweethearts
  3. desserts
  4. darlings
  5. sweeties
  6. girlfriends
Noun
  • On the side, Smith blends milkshakes and scoops frozen confections for around $17 an hour, one day a week.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Dessert was berry pavlova, along with classic British confections including Eton mess and sticky toffee pudding.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of confections
Noun
  • Dream To You — Viki/Viu Hyeri and Hwang In-yeop star in this ongoing rom-com where high school sweethearts reunite as a struggling journalist and accomplished film director in their thirties.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The high school sweethearts split after nearly a decade together.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • That includes being commonly sprinkled on rice and noodle dishes, and tahini – a creamy sesame seed paste – serves as the foundation for foods like hummus, baba ghanoush, salad dressings, sauces and many desserts.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Bad Daddy’s previously offered a broader lineup of limited-time menu items that included desserts, shakes and appetizers.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of desserts
Noun
  • But after a disappointing 2025 season in which the Tigers went from top-five preseason Playoff darlings to Pinstripe Bowl losers, is the clock ticking for the winningest coach in ACC football history?
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of sweeties
Noun
  • McBride’s girlfriend, Ana Zortea, caught up with PEOPLE on WAG World shortly after the NBA Finals and also shared a glimpse inside the Knicks wives and girlfriends group chat.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Collegians play, just us next to parents and girlfriends of the players.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Definition of girlfriends

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