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Recent Examples of sweeten
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.
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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
The inclusion of online content creators, such as podcasters and social media influencers, promises to sweeten the allure of internet fame and marks the rising prominence of a new class of performers.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out a new cookie flavor next year, hoping to sweeten sales after a rocky stretch marked by higher prices, plunging demand and nearly $3 million in operating losses.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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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
The inclusion of online content creators, such as podcasters and social media influencers, promises to sweeten the allure of internet fame and marks the rising prominence of a new class of performers.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Girl Scouts of the USA is rolling out a new cookie flavor next year, hoping to sweeten sales after a rocky stretch marked by higher prices, plunging demand and nearly $3 million in operating losses.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweeten
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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 finish is long and satisfying, layering cinnamon-vanilla frosting and candied orange with waves of sweet oak and a lingering touch of allspice, according to a news release.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kaiping Peng, principal investigator of the report and a professor in the department of psychological and cognitive sciences at Tsinghua University, said understanding and enhancing the well-being of the Chinese people is one of the most vital subjects today.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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This configuration allows for the polarization-maintaining operation of its optical components and reduces the total number of parts, which in turn minimizes signal loss and enhances operational stability.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, prebiotic soda brands Poppi, Olipop and others have sparked online conversations about taking care of the microbiome and using diet to improve gut health.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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That has improved with the addition of Clark after being an issue for several years.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The 34-mile road winds through several ecosystems from cove hardwood to northern hardwood to pine oak to spruce fir.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Today’s Amazon deals are all about sprucing things up: your desktop setup, your tablet experience, and your audio at home or the beach.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Sweeten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweeten. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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