candy cane

noun

US
: a stick of hard red and white candy with a curve at the top

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One surreal instant later, Allan Houston put down a forceful dribble, curled around Dan Majerle as tightly as a stripe on a candy cane and discovered a shaft of light. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Then to my nose, the peppermint and anise emerge, creating an aromatic quality that somehow avoids smelling like a candy cane (my initial fear). Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025 Medium bodied with brilliant acidity folded around tropical flavors as well as candy cane. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 The remaining 16% said breaking a candy cane into pieces is the right way to eat it. Peter Burke, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for candy cane

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“Candy cane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candy%20cane. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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