cloyed

past tense of cloy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloyed
Verb
  • Second, the fried breading on the chicken cutlets absorbs the sauce, meaning each bite is saturated with flavor.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Once the chemical medium is saturated with CO2, the system shifts to regeneration.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Some were skeptical that the plan alleviated national-security concerns.
    Clare Malone, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
  • That program has not alleviated concerns over postproduction deductions and, as of August, had not resolved any cases about that issue, the news organizations found.
    Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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