sweetened; sweetening
ˈswē-tᵊn-iŋ 
ˈswēt-niŋ
1
: to make sweet
2
: to soften the mood or attitude of
3
: to make less painful or trying
4
: to free from a harmful or undesirable quality or substance
especially
: to remove sulfur compounds from
sweeten natural gas
5
: to make more valuable or attractive
sweeten the deal
: such as
a
: to increase (a pot not won on the previous deal) by anteing prior to another deal
b
: to place additional securities as collateral for (a loan)
: to become sweet
Examples of sweeten in a Sentence
He sweetened his cereal a little.
He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.
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Like the original, all flavors are only lightly sweetened with stevia.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
That concentration means the median price now reflects what big, high-volume firms are doing, not small local outfits, and those firms can afford to sweeten deals in ways others can’t.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Merchants didn’t love his father’s soap, so Wrigley sweetened the deal with umbrellas, baking powder and, eventually, chewing gum.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Berths for these classic runs sell out fast, and Belmond has sweetened the ride further by adding six Grand Suites, each named for a legendary city and styled in an Art Deco tribute to that city.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
That concentration means the median price now reflects what big, high-volume firms are doing, not small local outfits, and those firms can afford to sweeten deals in ways others can’t.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Merchants didn’t love his father’s soap, so Wrigley sweetened the deal with umbrellas, baking powder and, eventually, chewing gum.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Berths for these classic runs sell out fast, and Belmond has sweetened the ride further by adding six Grand Suites, each named for a legendary city and styled in an Art Deco tribute to that city.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweeten
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“Sweeten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweeten. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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