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
Again this year, restaurants are sweetening the deal for customers who purchase gift cards for those on their holiday lists.
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Using natural sweetening agents or experimenting with spices can improve the texture and flavor of your favorite desserts.
—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
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
Using natural sweetening agents or experimenting with spices can improve the texture and flavor of your favorite desserts.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetening
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These systems optimize contrast, brightness, and color with machine learning algorithms that adjust to scene content and ambient light, significantly enhancing viewing quality without manual calibration.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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With plans for major renovations to Robb Field and Dusty Rhodes Park already approved by the city, the emphasis this time was on enhancing smaller parks that primarily serve local residents.—
Steven Mihailovich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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With the advent of better cancer-screening tools, survival rates are improving, and wonder-drug therapeutics for many conditions are now on the market.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In recent designs, AIP modules can extend underwater endurance from roughly two days to several weeks, significantly improving stealth and operational flexibility.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed a $105 million private trust, called Road to Repair, aimed at ameliorating the long-term damage of the massacre through scholarships, housing, and general reinvestment in Tulsa’s Greenwood district.—
Caleb Gayle,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Sweetening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetening. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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