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Type Words
Synonyms confect
Type of sweet, confection
Has types brandyball, brittle, butterscotch, candy bar, candy cane, candy corn, candy kiss, candyfloss, caramel, carob bar, chocolate truffle, cotton candy, dragee, easter egg, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, hard candy, honey crisp, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, kiss, licorice, life saver, liquorice, lollipop, lozenge, marchpane, marshmallow, marzipan, mint, mint candy, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, patty, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock, rock candy, all-day sucker, spun sugar, sucker, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, toffee, toffy, truffle, turkish delight, bonbon
Type Words
Synonyms glaze, sugarcoat
Type of dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten

Examples of candy

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Ronald Dahl's story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir.
From the courier-journal.com
She recalls how for her 17th birthday, he surprised her with her favorite candy.
From the abcnews.go.com
This can be done by having him close his eyes and sniff peppermint gum or candy.
From the charlotteobserver.com
She paces the store, grabbing clothing off the racks like a kid in a candy shop.
From the abcnews.go.com
Savage gang warfare is intercut with candy floss and penny-in-the-slot machines.
From the economist.com
As in the recent Eat Pray Love, Franco often gets relegated to cine-candy roles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
By the time we're done eating the candy, we can calmly discuss our disagreement.
From the suntimes.com
Allen, who is approached by children wanting candy, serves with the 9th Marines.
From the sacbee.com
Others are candy-colored minis, as much fashion statements as recording devices.
From the post-gazette.com
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  • A rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
  • Sugarcoat: coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
  • (candied) encrusted with sugar or syrup; "candied grapefruit peel"
  • (candied) (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar
  • Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added. Candies come in numerous colors and varieties and have a long history in popular culture.
  • "Candy" is a popular song. The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney. It was published in 1944.
  • Candy is a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, from a screenplay by Buck Henry. The film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive heroine, Candy, played by Ewa Aulin. ...
  • Candy is a 2006 Australian romantic drama film, adapted from Luke Davies's novel Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction. Candy was directed by debut film-maker Neil Armfield and stars Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish and Geoffrey Rush.
  • "Candy" is the debut single from British-Brazilian rapper, Aggro Santos. The single features vocals from ex-Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt. It was made available as a digital download on 2 May 2010, with a physical CD Single release the following day. ...