as in to candy
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 sweeten President Trump’s administration Monday offered to pay undocumented immigrants $1,000 each to leave U.S. voluntarily — plus plane fare to sweeten the deal. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025 During the trip, participants can gain perspective on how the canyon came to be as well as the ancient and contemporary history of the region—and to sweeten the deal, each tour also brings an opportunity to spot the fascinating flora and fauna that call the region home. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Invert sugar, or invert syrup, is a liquid sugar used to sweeten foods and beverages. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025 Whatever the case, Roseman sweetened the original deal, albeit only slightly, and the teams made the trade. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sweeten
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  • The nose features brown sugar, chocolate, candied citrus zest, and a pervasive cold smoke.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • One of the plastic Padres helmet cups serves as the cup for a bed of vanilla wafer cookies, topped with banana pudding, glazed banana slices and candied nuts.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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  • The league is focused on four key areas: enhanced technological features to detect hateful comments online; increased emphasis on team, arena and league security measures; reinforcing mental health resources; and alignment of core against hate.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
  • Data scientists analyze complex datasets to extract actionable insights, a role that AI enhances rather than replaces.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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  • The program seeks to tackle the issue through nutrition, physical activity, cutting back on medications and improving food and drug quality and safety.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • However, this premium valuation appears justified when considering the company’s extraordinary growth trajectory and improving profitability metrics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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  • Whether your patio could use sprucing or your living room needs reinvigorating, doing home makeovers on a budget is tough.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
  • 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 29 May. 2025.

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