as in to sweeten
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Cooks use honey to sweeten and moisten baked goods, mellow vinaigrettes, and balance sweet-and-sour sauces.
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While Samoskevich isn’t directly involved in a deal that nets Florida either of those players — or another potential star — the draft capital the Panthers acquired could be used to sweeten a deal further down the road.
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No one’s babying him (at Houston).
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Could baby owls and eagles be the key to stopping the spread of bird flu?
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Although you are deeply held, Arrigo is not about pampering.
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But a man in Scotland came up with an eye-popping plan to try to pamper his pooped peepers.
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In the premium tier are Royal Caribbean and the adults-only Virgin Voyages, which coaxes guests to party with a wink and a nod, hosting onboard events like the welcome Pajama Party and the popular, immersive Scarlet Night at least once per voyage.
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Nearly a decade ago, researchers who study what used to be called UFOs got a new burst of energy, thanks to whistleblowers who helped coax out classified information about the government’s search for life off Earth.
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There’s a special place in the annals of romance scammers for Uncle Sam, who blandished millions into falling in love with a fair and honest America that never was.
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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.
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.
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Chef Albert was a restaurateur trying to wheedle a good review out of a tough restaurant critic.
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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.
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Asking for sportsbook revenue while simultaneously watering down the product and coddling rule-breakers with minor-league rehab is a terrible look.
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They shouldn’t be coddled; instead, they should be challenged.
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“Dulcify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcify. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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