as in candied
to make more desirable
we really want you to work for our company—what can we do to sweeten the job offer?
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Recent Examples of sweetened
It can be enjoyed plain, sweetened, or with a squeeze of lemon.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
This casserole, from our 1991 recipe collection, has a classic sweet potato filling, but it’s sweetened with apple butter for a richer, more concentrated flavor.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s made with real coconut water powder, pink Himalayan salt, and fruit juice powders, sweetened with monk fruit and stevia.
—Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Milk or cream can also add sugar to coffee, but usually only in small amounts unless the milk is sweetened.
—Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
The funnel cake itself tasted like any regular funnel cake, but the chocolate drizzle and dollop of German chocolate cake frosting, which features sweetened shredded coconut and chopped pecans, is what made the whole dessert.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
The dressing is bright with lemon zest and juice, sweetened with maple syrup and savory with olive oil, pink salt and black pepper.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
It’s sweetened with a cup-for-cup white sugar substitute.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
To put that into perspective, one can of diet soda sweetened with aspartame contains around 200 to 300 milligrams, according to the World Health Organization.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Jillian Kubala, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
This casserole, from our 1991 recipe collection, has a classic sweet potato filling, but it’s sweetened with apple butter for a richer, more concentrated flavor.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
It’s made with real coconut water powder, pink Himalayan salt, and fruit juice powders, sweetened with monk fruit and stevia.
—Olivia Tarantino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Milk or cream can also add sugar to coffee, but usually only in small amounts unless the milk is sweetened.
—Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
The funnel cake itself tasted like any regular funnel cake, but the chocolate drizzle and dollop of German chocolate cake frosting, which features sweetened shredded coconut and chopped pecans, is what made the whole dessert.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2025
The dressing is bright with lemon zest and juice, sweetened with maple syrup and savory with olive oil, pink salt and black pepper.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
It’s sweetened with a cup-for-cup white sugar substitute.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
To put that into perspective, one can of diet soda sweetened with aspartame contains around 200 to 300 milligrams, according to the World Health Organization.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetened
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We were not provided a sample to try yet, but the official tasting notes describe sweet cinnamon toast, fruit nougat, and candied nuts on the nose.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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Take inspiration from Magnolia Table’s Baked Oatmeal by adding a dash of maple syrup and some candied pecans to your usual breakfast for extra flavor.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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The new sedan also integrates BYD’s latest Tianshen C driver-assistance suite, which adds adaptive cruise, lane-centering, and enhanced safety automation to support more comfortable long-distance driving.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The 8-mm manual focusing lens has a resolution of 256 × 192 pixels, which can be enhanced to simulate 512 × 384 pixels.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fingers crossed that the new-and-improved movie theater will A) actually exist and B) have an ICEE machine.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Japan was up 2 percent to 474 million euros against exceptional high tourism in 2024, particularly in the first half, and the region improved in the third quarter, driven by both solid local and increased tourist demand.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sweetened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetened. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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