sweetens

present tense third-person singular of sweeten
as in enhances
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 sweetens Murphy also mentions Zernell Gillie’s gourmand-adjacent Jazz, wherein honey sweetens tobacco, mahogany, and resinous opoponax (a type of myrrh). — Lauren Valenti, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 The legislation also sweetens conditions for productions that choose to monetize a portion of their tax credits instead of putting the full value toward their tax liability. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Adding smarter tracking, even slower slow motion, and a new color profile that can capture 17 EV of dynamic range further sweetens the deal. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 Danko’s angelic voice sweetens every song, and the organ/piano fusion of Manuel and Hudson ties it all together. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 The rye component adds a bit of peppery, spicy snap, while the bourbon proportion smooths and sweetens the overall whiskey. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 The grapes will still get the sugar that sweetens them from the surrounding leaves. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 Get the recipe > Maple syrup sweetens the spice paste—fragrant with cumin, coriander, fennel, ginger, turmeric, and cinnamon—used to marinate a whole bird in this hearty supper from British Indian chef Romy Gill. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026 From spreading atop toast to dipping strawberries, chocolate-hazelnut spread instantly sweetens and delights. — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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  • Doing so enhances the slight color differences in these rocks, allowing researchers to pick out the different minerals.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Advance also introduces new dark, rich indigo shades with a white core, which enhances chip effects for dynamic highs and lows after the wash.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Fall leaves create a natural mulch, which helps suppress weeds and improves the soil with organic matter as the leaves decompose.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Succinonitrile improves the mixture’s flexibility and further supports ion dissociation.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026

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“Sweetens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetens. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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