as in to sweeten
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Molasses can be used to sweeten baked goods.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
28 May 2026 -
Cranberries are usually sweetened and used in juices or sauces.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
25 May 2026
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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
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Each new piece was crafted to be simple, functional, and beautiful, giving parents peace of mind and babies a nurturing space to grow.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The spa Quiet treatment rooms perfect for pampering line a hallway in a building just above the main lodge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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At the first Guerlain Wellness location on the West Coast, the resort’s spa is a sanctuary with 12 treatment rooms and a double VIP suite where guests can sink into a pampering range of beauty treatments.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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For facials, Maria is able to coax complexions to a glow that TikTok filters can’t match.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Seeman was doing her usual thing on Friday, coaxing batters to hit ground balls and pop-ups.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Warsh may have been willing to blandish Trump to whatever degree necessary to be appointed, and certainly would get along with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
17 May 2026
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.—
Helen Iatrou,
Robb Report,
14 Sep. 2023
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.—
James Surowiecki,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2019
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Chef Albert was a restaurateur trying to wheedle a good review out of a tough restaurant critic.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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In a bid to rekindle the couple’s honeymoon phase, Yasmin troubleshoots by wheedling a chief executive role for him at payment processing company Tender (run by Max Minghella‘s inscrutable puppet-master Whitney Halberstram), and throwing her husband a lavish costume party for his 40th birthday.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2026
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Viewed harshly, Hacks is less a great Hollywood comedy than a deeply coddling fantasy, but there’s also a softer, more interesting way to read it.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Still, James Bond media can't coddle our fears.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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“Dulcify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcify. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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