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Recent Examples of sweet tooth
There’s a difference between feeding the hungry and subsidizing someone’s sweet tooth.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Some thieves in Europe must have had a sweet tooth.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Putting the sweet tooth to the test For the study, researchers divided 180 people into three groups and exposed them to different levels of sweetness from sugar, naturally-sweet foods, and low-calorie sweeteners.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Built on a foundation of passion — and a serious sweet tooth — by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, the business has developed more than 100 flavors over time, with about 20 to 25 available at a time, according to previous reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Some thieves in Europe must have had a sweet tooth.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Putting the sweet tooth to the test For the study, researchers divided 180 people into three groups and exposed them to different levels of sweetness from sugar, naturally-sweet foods, and low-calorie sweeteners.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Built on a foundation of passion — and a serious sweet tooth — by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, the business has developed more than 100 flavors over time, with about 20 to 25 available at a time, according to previous reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweet tooth
Noun
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Aiming for 30 grams of protein at breakfast can reduce cravings, promote fullness, stabilize blood sugar, and help maintain muscle mass.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
1 May 2026
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Kravitz is the opposite, as her Venus conjunct Pluto in Scorpio is deeply evocative; there is a deep craving for intimacy, soul-to-soul connection and closeness rooted in loyalty and reciprocity.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said there is no hunger strike at the Baldwin facility.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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No one should be responsible for another person’s well-being after being awake for 24 hours, and no one should have to risk their health on a hunger strike just to be heard.—
Christopher Marte,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The male pup was diagnosed with malnutrition, maternal separation, and unknown trauma, the center said.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other factors, including scars, bruising, ligature marks and signs of malnutrition, supported evidence of long-term abuse, the warrant affidavit said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reports that dozens of people had died, including some of apparent starvation, made no difference.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Within the next few years, as famine spread throughout China and the Cultural Revolution began, her grandmother and three of her brothers died of starvation, tuberculosis, and drowning.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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The house church promoting the fast, Grandview Fellowship, has been meeting at the home of Clay and Sarah Edwards.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gathered in small groups on the sidewalk, congregants ate small bites to break the fast before going home to rest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tuberculosis, for instance, is estimated to have caused about a billion deaths across history, more than all famines and wars combined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Within the next few years, as famine spread throughout China and the Cultural Revolution began, her grandmother and three of her brothers died of starvation, tuberculosis, and drowning.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Sweet tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet%20tooth. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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