candying

present participle of candy
as in sweetening
to make more desirable the publisher hopes the flashy cover will candy up the novel for impulse buyers

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  • Using natural sweetening agents or experimenting with spices can improve the texture and flavor of your favorite desserts.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • After these crops are exposed to a light freeze near the end of the season, the starches within them gradually turn to sugar, sweetening their palatability.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Several tech players are already constructing private energy plants for their own use as part of their data center buildouts, so there is nothing radical about Democrats insisting on tying approvals for data centers to bearing the cost of enhancing the public grid.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Gemini is also enhancing Lens in Maps.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Across Brazil, nearly three-quarters of citizens believe city climate initiatives are improving both the environment and their daily quality of life.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Mayo is a community activist and nonprofit leader whose organization Transforming Nations Ford focuses on improving the Nations Ford and Arrowood corridor.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Candying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candying. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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