sweet tooth

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Recent Examples of sweet tooth While honey and refined sugar may satisfy a sweet tooth, honey offers more nutrients and potential health benefits, albeit at a higher calorie count per serving. Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 13 May 2026 Whatever the reason, these quick baking recipes will satisfy your sweet tooth fast. Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026 After dinner, stroll on over to the bakery side and satisfy your sweet tooth. Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026 Craft cocktails are also on the menu, as are a few homemade desserts for those looking to satisfy their sweet tooth. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweet tooth
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Noun
  • Misha’s Cupcakes After 20 years of satisfying sweet cravings, the iconic Coral Gables cupcake shop founded by Miami native Misha Kuryla closed its Dixie Highway location.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Several detainees have reportedly been on a hunger strike to protest the inhumane conditions in these deplorable warehouse camps, with overcrowding, physical and psychological abuse, rancid food, scant medical care and many deaths.
    Nancy Rudner, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Hundreds of detainees were on a hunger strike, asking for unspoiled food, medical care, and an end to punitive transfers, among other demands.
    Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The outlet also reported that Chase had been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital earlier this month for malnutrition.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • What followed became one of the most significant archaeological investigations of slavery in the United States, revealing evidence of extreme physical labor, malnutrition, high infant mortality, and shortened life expectancy among people whose origins traced to various regions in Africa.
    Christina Ray Stanton, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • These funds currently account for almost one-fifth of Haiti’s gross domestic product and are primarily used to prevent starvation, support daily necessities, and fund education and healthcare for relatives back home.
    Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • Less than two years after an infant girl died of apparent starvation in Mesquite, the child's parents pleaded guilty to a lesser crime and received lengthy prison sentences.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • The dual mode 4K OLED supports a fairly high 165Hz refresh rate but can dip down to 1920 x 1080 resolution to output a super fast 330Hz for specialized uses like competitive gaming.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • The fast will coincide with the United States’ semiquincentennial celebrations.
    Benjamin Park, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.
    Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026
  • In the 40-minute video, titled Persistence (2025), Cammock, who won the Turner Prize in 2019, mentions Oliver Cromwell’s conquest of Ireland, which included a famine.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026

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“Sweet tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet%20tooth. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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