as in sweetness
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Recent Examples of mellowness
There’s also no attempt to recreate the magic of Cash Money’s platinum-plus Y2K era; this record may offer ample opportunities for azzes looking to be backed up, but even its hardest songs are presented with a mellowness of spirit.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
The mellowness of the Parmesan and pecans balanced out the sweet-tart of the veggies and apples with the lemon lovely dressing.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 Nov. 2025
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
The mellowness of the Parmesan and pecans balanced out the sweet-tart of the veggies and apples with the lemon lovely dressing.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mellowness
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Instead of the traditional ground beef, carrots offer an earthy sweetness that pairs well with the richness from the Gruyère cheese.
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Traditional bars often relied on seed oils for texture and mouthfeel, sucralose or sugar alcohols for sweetness without calories, and various binders or fillers to keep costs down and shelf life long.
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The commission established in 1937 assures quality and geniality.
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.
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The researchers found that people's accuracy in distinguishing sugar from sweetener depended heavily on expectations, and pleasantness ratings also shifted accordingly.
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.
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The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.
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Church’s combination of talent, affability, and fine manners eased his way into New York’s élite, sometimes inspiring envy among his painter friends.
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Despite his aura of affability, D’Amaro fought to win every match.
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Over-apologizing often stems from social conditioning around agreeableness, humility and conflict avoidance — traits women are still rewarded for socially, even when they’re penalized professionally.
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The experiment consisted of examining human traits such as extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, openness, empathy, etc.
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Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
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All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability.
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The grain whisky component adds silky sweetness and light caramel notes, maintaining the whiskey's balanced, approachable character.
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Doubtless, that will be sweetness and light, too.
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“Mellowness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mellowness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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