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
Things That Attract Wasps Sugars Wasps are drawn to sugary foods like fruits, sweets, flower nectar, and sodas.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
In a lab experiment, the insects were able to roll a plastic foam ball underneath an artificial blue flower, climb over the ball and use it to reach the flower, obtaining a sugary reward.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
One set of bees was trained to recognize the flower as a source of sugary reward and that the ball could be moved into the pit, but they were not trained to solve the experimental conundrum.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Keep Your Feeder in Good Repair Any cracks or leaks in your hummingbird feeder can allow drips of sugary nectar to drip down and attract ants.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
In a lab experiment, the insects were able to roll a plastic foam ball underneath an artificial blue flower, climb over the ball and use it to reach the flower, obtaining a sugary reward.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
One set of bees was trained to recognize the flower as a source of sugary reward and that the ball could be moved into the pit, but they were not trained to solve the experimental conundrum.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Keep Your Feeder in Good Repair Any cracks or leaks in your hummingbird feeder can allow drips of sugary nectar to drip down and attract ants.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sugary
Adjective
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Or, for Mark Layne, sentimental.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The month begins with Mercury entering sentimental Cancer on June 1, adding a layer of sensitivity, intuition and vulnerability to our exchanges.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Certain traps, such as the sticky paper ones, eventually run out of space.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The hot, humid, and sticky weather is expected to continue into Wednesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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His edges going backwards can be a little sloppy, but with some refinement and good coaching, there could be something there.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The Rays had a chance for more as the Tigers continued their sloppy play.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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After a monstrous, hallucinatory night, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) learns of a pregnancy that turns her saccharine life into something sinister.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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There's an undeniable allure to the pale yellow shade, a saccharine hue that teeters the line on both mellow and bright.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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“Sugary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sugary. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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