gumdrop
noun
gum·drop
ˈgəm-ˌdräp 
: a sugar-coated candy made usually from corn syrup with gelatin or gum arabic
Examples of gumdrop in a Sentence
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One of those quick gift ideas is a dark or milk chocolate Grab N Go Bag ($24.95), a collection of strawberry gumdrops, M&M’s chocolate bark, nonpareils and a box of artisan chocolates wrapped in cellophane and tied with a satin ribbon.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
In January, a French tourist found a 7.46-carat brown diamond, about the size of a candy gumdrop, the largest since 2020 and the eighth-largest diamond ever found in the Crater of Diamonds.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Round and deep chocolate-y brown, the diamond is about the size of a gumdrop candy, according to the park.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024
Jekyll Island Mini Golf has transformed into Peppermint Land, decorated with giant gumdrops and gingerbread men to make your game even sweeter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
The whimsical board game features landmarks like a candy cane forest and gumdrop mountains and colorful characters like Mr. Mint and Princess Frostine.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
This sampler box features three sparkling gumdrop flavors: Sparkling Pomegranate, Elderflower Grapefruit, and Pear Ginger.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
But all is not sunshine and gumdrops in Candy Land.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
There are a couple of a rock ‘n’ roll interludes at the bar, and these scenes do a good job of breaking up the gumdrop fatalism.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
In January, a French tourist found a 7.46-carat brown diamond, about the size of a candy gumdrop, the largest since 2020 and the eighth-largest diamond ever found in the Crater of Diamonds.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
Round and deep chocolate-y brown, the diamond is about the size of a gumdrop candy, according to the park.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2024
Jekyll Island Mini Golf has transformed into Peppermint Land, decorated with giant gumdrops and gingerbread men to make your game even sweeter.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
The whimsical board game features landmarks like a candy cane forest and gumdrop mountains and colorful characters like Mr. Mint and Princess Frostine.
—Julianne Hilmes Bartlett, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2022
This sampler box features three sparkling gumdrop flavors: Sparkling Pomegranate, Elderflower Grapefruit, and Pear Ginger.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
But all is not sunshine and gumdrops in Candy Land.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
There are a couple of a rock ‘n’ roll interludes at the bar, and these scenes do a good job of breaking up the gumdrop fatalism.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
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First Known Use
1860, in the meaning defined above
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gumdrop
noun
gum·drop
-ˌdräp
: a candy made usually from corn syrup with gelatin or gum arabic and coated with sugar crystals
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