dulcified

verb

past tense of dulcify
as in sweetened

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  1. sweetened
  2. pampered
  3. coaxed
  4. babied
  5. cajoled
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  • The brand harnesses the power of functional mushrooms in the form of organic dark chocolate sweetened with organic sugar.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sweetened
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  • At one point luxury travel meant being able to be anywhere and have the comforts of your office—yachts and Aman resorts offer satellite service and Wi-Fi so that you can be pampered but still take a meeting or be active in the family group chat.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
  • For a splurge and pampered stay, book a room at the Inn at Black Star Farms just south of town.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of pampered
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  • The search for the parrot delayed filming for a few hours until the bird was finally found in a tree and had to be coaxed down.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
  • But in seventh grade, one of her best friends, Jillian Ostrander, coaxed her into playing volleyball.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of coaxed
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  • The brothers were each two years apart in age, but younger siblings were never babied; Nick recalled being on the receiving end of numerous pummelings by his older brothers.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Outside the woods the whole world babied her.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of babied
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  • The question is whether big tech can be cajoled or even forced to press pause.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And veterans Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim were cajoled to stay despite the way their colleagues were treated.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cajoled
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