cloyed

past tense of cloy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloyed
Verb
  • The true cost of a city destroyed and then saturated by munitions might not be measured in the number of shells fired, dollars spent to rehabilitate, or even lives.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • More than 600 missiles and drones, civilian infrastructure hit, air defenses saturated.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Others raised more legitimate concerns about affordability, rising rents and property taxes — concerns that could be alleviated by increasing our housing supply.
    Miguel Chacon, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The drug also alleviated inflammation and joint damage in a rheumatoid arthritis model.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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