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
Instead of sweetening it, the relatives clamped a sugar cube between their incisors and loudly sucked the tea through it.
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Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Linzer cookies are a sweet surprise of nutty shortbread cookies, jammy preserves, and a sweetening sprinkle of powdered sugar.
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Pam Lolley,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Considering Ross has contributed millions to boost recent trades, sweetening the draft picks Miami got in return, why would the Dolphins even consider playing Westbrook-Ikhine another snap this season.
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Miami Herald,
17 Dec. 2025
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
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Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
Linzer cookies are a sweet surprise of nutty shortbread cookies, jammy preserves, and a sweetening sprinkle of powdered sugar.
—
Pam Lolley,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2025
Considering Ross has contributed millions to boost recent trades, sweetening the draft picks Miami got in return, why would the Dolphins even consider playing Westbrook-Ikhine another snap this season.
—
Miami Herald,
17 Dec. 2025
Again this year, restaurants are sweetening the deal for customers who purchase gift cards for those on their holiday lists.
—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sweetening
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetening
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The product was first developed by a French company Sederma, as a non-hormonal, bust-enhancing ingredient.
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Today’s glow-enhancing products are far more sophisticated than the streaky, orange self-tanners that once dominated bathroom counters and beach vacations.
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Pogačar is only improving as a rider, a scary proposition for man with his extraordinary palmares.
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Higgins also says that improving resilience will mean changing the city’s building code to allow innovative new technology.
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Skau warned that as attention turns towards ameliorating the security crisis, resources should not be taken away from addressing the surging humanitarian needs, which include more than 5 million people who do not have enough to eat.
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Taking control of the narrative is the first step to ameliorating the damage.
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“Sweetening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetening. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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