dulcifying

present participle of dulcify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dulcifying
Verb
  • Those looking to have the ultimate pampering experience will be delighted by the product’s light, clean scent, reminiscent of a trip to the spa.
    Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cracker Barrel is sweetening the deal for loyalty members, who will be able to take part in the $5 deal starting a full day early on September 25.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The news led many to speculate that the move was a political one aimed at sweetening a then-pending merger between parent company Paramount and Skydance — a deal that the companies needed the FCC to approve.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Conceivably one or two of them should have already been at Citi Field, but until finally summoning McLean to pitch Saturday, Stearns has been babying them in the minors.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
  • However, some have criticized employer techniques for tracking in-office attendance as babying employees and demonstrating an unwarranted lack of trust.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In Murano, a glassmaker bends over the furnace, coaxing color from fire.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But coaxing him to linger over a chapter is nearly impossible, often excruciating.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But, rather than give up, Azel became a pickleball advocate, tirelessly educating, lobbying and cajoling politicians, park directors and anyone else who would listen about the incredible growth of the sport nation-wide.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Touches five and six are merely the cajoling preamble to the pièce de résistance, aka touch seven, a piercing through ball which splits defender Goncalo Inacio and backtracking forward Geny Catamo like a warm bread knife through a ciabatta roll straight out of Mama’s oven.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Campbell has accused the SCORE Act of disadvantaging these groups while coddling the NCAA.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Salicylic acid penetrates deep into the pores to dissolve away acne-causing debris, while coddling the skin barrier with a cocktail of ceramides and niacinamide.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Dulcifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcifying. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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