cloyed

past tense of cloy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloyed
Verb
  • Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.
    Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The jets, obtained from the United States, had proven their mettle, operating in an environment saturated with enemy radars.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His departure alleviated what was a very crowded running back corps in Washington.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That concern was alleviated on the first snap.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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