CLOYED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

cloyed

verb

past tense of cloy

as in saturated

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The distance between then and now is saturated with the blood of more than 73,000 people, though casualty figures fail to account for the deliberate infliction of trauma on those who survive.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Below, the liquid blushes that make the case, from sheer to saturated.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

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