as in enhancing
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 sweetening
Using natural sweetening agents or experimenting with spices can improve the texture and flavor of your favorite desserts.
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
After these crops are exposed to a light freeze near the end of the season, the starches within them gradually turn to sugar, sweetening their palatability.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The news led many to speculate that the move was a political one aimed at sweetening a then-pending merger between parent company Paramount and Skydance — a deal that the companies needed the FCC to approve.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Many companies have invested in onsite amenities like fitness centers or day care in hopes of sweetening the return-to-office deal.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025
After these crops are exposed to a light freeze near the end of the season, the starches within them gradually turn to sugar, sweetening their palatability.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The news led many to speculate that the move was a political one aimed at sweetening a then-pending merger between parent company Paramount and Skydance — a deal that the companies needed the FCC to approve.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Many companies have invested in onsite amenities like fitness centers or day care in hopes of sweetening the return-to-office deal.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetening
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People have been complaining about the progressively enhancing degradation in the city for weeks.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The keyboard designer introduced models to support productivity while enhancing personal expression, crafting tools that feel like they were truly made for the user.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Corporate use cases include employee well-being programs aimed at reducing burnout and improving focus.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Lazzarini was in Turkey for talks with officials on improving humanitarian access in Gaza.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Sweetening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetening. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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