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The breeze would spread the sweetish odor of death through the forest and the animals would take care of the rest.
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The finish is smooth and sweetish, with lingering vanilla and subtle seasoned oak notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
This fluffy, sweetish white milk bread is a favorite in Japan, particularly for egg salad and fruit sandwiches sold at convenience stores.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024
This version is brighter and airier — but the food is exceptional: al dente squid ink spaghetti with lobster chunks; mussels in a sweetish-stinging tomato broth that’s worth slurping with the shells; silky risottos brightened with butternut squash or juicy cherry tomatoes.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
The hilltop town of San Daniele is renowned for a sweetish ham that's cured in both the Adriatic breeze and cool mountain air.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
Banana leaf grits, sweetish, creamy, elicited coos; papaya salad was bracing, crisp.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
The finish is smooth and sweetish, with lingering vanilla and subtle seasoned oak notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
This fluffy, sweetish white milk bread is a favorite in Japan, particularly for egg salad and fruit sandwiches sold at convenience stores.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2024
This version is brighter and airier — but the food is exceptional: al dente squid ink spaghetti with lobster chunks; mussels in a sweetish-stinging tomato broth that’s worth slurping with the shells; silky risottos brightened with butternut squash or juicy cherry tomatoes.
—Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
The hilltop town of San Daniele is renowned for a sweetish ham that's cured in both the Adriatic breeze and cool mountain air.
—Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 18 Jan. 2023
Banana leaf grits, sweetish, creamy, elicited coos; papaya salad was bracing, crisp.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
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“Sweetish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetish. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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