as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after
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Recent Examples of saccharine
In 2025, for all the play’s bickering and bashing, the eventual trajectory of Art feels almost saccharine.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
At DurianBB Park in Kuala Lumpur, people taste platters of varieties of the spiky, football-sized fruit – from the saccharine sweet Musang King to the custardy Black Thorn – grown at the company’s farms.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Milchick, the workplace liaison whose saccharine smile conceals something sinister, was conceived as a Black character.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
This is a saccharine myth that ignores the chasm between Rabin’s and Clinton’s positions.
—Tarek Osman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
At DurianBB Park in Kuala Lumpur, people taste platters of varieties of the spiky, football-sized fruit – from the saccharine sweet Musang King to the custardy Black Thorn – grown at the company’s farms.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Milchick, the workplace liaison whose saccharine smile conceals something sinister, was conceived as a Black character.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
This is a saccharine myth that ignores the chasm between Rabin’s and Clinton’s positions.
—Tarek Osman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saccharine
Adjective
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Paula also shared another angle of the cast singalong to her 1997 single, a particularly sentimental moment for the handful of fans who got to take in the one-night-only charity event.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Art that truly centres girlhood, meanwhile, had too often been dismissed as sentimental or lacking intellectual rigor.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its sheer pink hue and non-sticky texture check all my boxes.—
Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
3 Oct. 2025
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That commitment was further emphasized by the addition of Reed, who replaced another sticky corner in Carlton Davis III.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The sloppy play extended beyond the penalties.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Saccharine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saccharine. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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