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
This holiday, which celebrates life, remembrance, and ancestral connection, is always accompanied by a festival-like atmospher, music and special treats such as sugary skulls.
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The role that alcohol and sugary drink consumption truly plays in hair health is still fuzzy.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
That means eating all types of foods and not demonstrating guilt when consuming an occasional fatty or sugary snack.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Swift’s breakthrough has been finding ways to saturate sugary tunes with information.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The role that alcohol and sugary drink consumption truly plays in hair health is still fuzzy.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 5 Sep. 2025
That means eating all types of foods and not demonstrating guilt when consuming an occasional fatty or sugary snack.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Swift’s breakthrough has been finding ways to saturate sugary tunes with information.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugary
Adjective
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Andrew Tate and the U-91 leads the standings coming into Mission Bay, although the sentimental favorite could be Dave Villwock, a longshot entering the weekend in fourth place.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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According to San Angelo, some signs of a dirty microwave filter include if they are discolored, sticky, and/or sometimes smell like grease.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Sapodilla, a pear-like fruit that looks like a coconut, adds a malty butterscotch intensity to a sticky toffee pudding.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The three-part Season 5 premiere feels incredibly sloppy to me overall.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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With that history and with Aaron Glenn trying to deliver a message just one game into his head coaching career, Gipson will serve as the example to the rest of the Jets' roster that sloppy turnovers will not be tolerated.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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