cloyed

Definition of cloyednext
past tense of cloy
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Verb
  • The market for such a product is saturated.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Prana is a portal to a culture and region that hasn’t yet been saturated with tourists and spending time with the local people in their homes, taking tea and collecting honey, is rewarding and memorable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The 2022 releases from Flaming Gorge were followed by a wet winter, which alleviated water worries across the region for a time.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Landsman said the military objectives in Iran have been met; Vargas said the humanitarian crisis facing Iranian protesters had been alleviated; and Cuellar said the president’s grace period for providing a rationale for the war had expired.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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