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Recent Examples of cloy
Lengua gyutan, or beef tongue, soaked in a creamy mushroom gravy, seemed destined to cloy but turned out to be smooth, balanced, and savory.
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Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
But before such moments can cloy, Arbery usefully complicates his case.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
That sweetness can cloy if it’s not suitably chilled and diluted, which is why almost everyone chooses to make it on the rocks.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2021
The museum’s sacredness to many, including me, can cloy a little.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
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Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
But before such moments can cloy, Arbery usefully complicates his case.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
That sweetness can cloy if it’s not suitably chilled and diluted, which is why almost everyone chooses to make it on the rocks.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2021
The museum’s sacredness to many, including me, can cloy a little.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloy
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Founded in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1973 by a host of Ivy League squash and tennis players, Boast emerged as the American counterpart to Europe’s heritage tennis brands during a decade when the sport seemed to saturate U.S. culture.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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This is what companies are doing-- or should be doing --to stay on top: Own Your Audience To Stand Out In A Crowded Market Today’s market is saturated with tools, platforms, and products that often look and function similarly.—
Margot Machol Bisnow,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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To alleviate lawmakers who said the change risked the collapse of many rural hospitals, the Senate ultimately included a new $50 billion fund to support rural hospitals.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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DeSantis stressed the facility is both temporary and necessary to alleviate burdens on the state’s law enforcement agencies and jails, which have seen an influx in migrants amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
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And here's a chance to light up the grill without seeing wallets lighten as much.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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In an era of a tough economy, unconventional ties bring humor and lighten the mood.—
Kristopher Fraser,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Shows about money gratified both people’s escapist impulses and the desire to critique those who didn’t seem worthy of their blessings.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2025
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The sculpture’s location itself is one of total urban deletion and communicative displacement as much as the sculptural structure is one of perceptual withdrawal and refusal of even a minimum of gratifying tactility.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Cloy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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