as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
writes sugary lyrics for singers of country music
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Recent Examples of sugary
Swift’s breakthrough has been finding ways to saturate sugary tunes with information.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Some measures target only sugary sodas and juices, while others go further, barring candy and other sweets as well.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Breakfast Some of the most obvious breakfast UPFs include sugary cereals and toaster pastries.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Food Is Growing Scarce Flowers begin to fade when the weather cools, making wasps that much more motivated to forage for nectar and other sugary foods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Some measures target only sugary sodas and juices, while others go further, barring candy and other sweets as well.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Breakfast Some of the most obvious breakfast UPFs include sugary cereals and toaster pastries.
—Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Food Is Growing Scarce Flowers begin to fade when the weather cools, making wasps that much more motivated to forage for nectar and other sugary foods.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugary
Adjective
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Locals are sentimental about the happy, drunken teen graduates, who are thanked by strangers for their future contributions to Denmark.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The conceit is inherently crowdpleasing — a man stumbling into strangers’ lives and finding unexpected connection — but Hikari steers it with earnestness, elevating it beyond sentimental comedy.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The tariffs also look to have driven up sticky inflation, with Trump pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates, in great part to get the housing market moving again.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Soap/Shampoo Residue While soap and shampoo don't create dust themselves, their residue creates the perfect sticky place for dust particles to attach to.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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According to Amazon reviews, the material is soft with just the right amount of stretch, while the fit is roomy without looking sloppy.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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In that high‑tempo, but sloppy matchup, the Wildcats fell 46‑24, with Mari Adams, a top running back, contributing heavily on the ground and showing flashes of explosive play.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That saccharine silliness juxtaposed with the heady themes of the plot are part of the DNA of the franchise throughout all entries and would follow Kojima to his current work on Death Stranding.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugary. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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