CLOYS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

cloys

verb

present tense third-person singular of cloy

as in saturates

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Exclusives When a subscription market saturates, one of two things happens.

— Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
Then there's the sun, whose light saturates the atmosphere from dawn until dusk, shielding the cosmos from our sight.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2026

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This variety has vibrant blue-green leaves with a wide golden-yellow margin that lightens to creamy white during summer.

— Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
Fortunately, Dusse lightens the lawyer’s spiral into his mobster client’s dark underworld with wry humor and pointed skewering of both the wellness industry and the criminal legal profession.

— The Know, Denver Post, 5 July 2026

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And without significant sanctions relief that alleviates the suffering of ordinary Iranians and sets the country on a clear path to economic recovery, difficult questions could again arise about the regime’s longstanding policy of defiance against the US.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Seasoned party-planners say that striving to create meaningful interactions instead of for perfection alleviates some of the stress of hosting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026

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