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Recent Examples of sweetness and light
But for me, the choice was clear: Skipper Chuck’s peace, love and happiness.
- Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald
The Skipper Chuck Show, viewed from the safety of the living room floor in the 1960s, may have seemed all sweetness and light.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The Sussex position has historically been diametrically opposed to the staff who criticize her, with Harry insisting Meghan spread nothing but sweetness and light through the corridors of Kensington Palace.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Review: Sabrina Carpenter brings sweetness and light to her polished, playful concert.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Florida’s other Republican senator, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech filled with sweetness and light.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
The Sussex position has historically been diametrically opposed to the staff who criticize her, with Harry insisting Meghan spread nothing but sweetness and light through the corridors of Kensington Palace.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Review: Sabrina Carpenter brings sweetness and light to her polished, playful concert.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
Florida’s other Republican senator, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech filled with sweetness and light.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetness and light
Noun
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On April 26, Venus will meet with Neptune in a harmonious sextile, adding an air of fantasy, sweetness and courage.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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There’s ample spice and heat present, along with a bit of sweetness and notes of maple, brown sugar, white pepper, cinnamon toast, wintergreen, and licorice.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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The steadfast pushback against the administration might appear on the surface to be an encouraging trend, given the complaisance of the Republican majorities in Congress and weak-kneed capitulation to Trump by leaders of institutions such as universities and major corporations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Yet electing to be private doesn’t amount to complaisance or complicity.—
Lesley M.M. Blume,
Town & Country,
6 Dec. 2022
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There’s also no attempt to recreate the magic of Cash Money’s platinum-plus Y2K era; this record may offer ample opportunities for azzes looking to be backed up, but even its hardest songs are presented with a mellowness of spirit.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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The mellowness of the Parmesan and pecans balanced out the sweet-tart of the veggies and apples with the lemon lovely dressing.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 Nov. 2025
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This dynamic creates a feedback loop in which users reward agreeableness with engagement, and AI companies are incentivized to optimize a model to exploit agreeableness.—
Tamilla Triantoro,
The Conversation,
13 Apr. 2026
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As millions of people turn to AI for companionship and guidance, that agreeableness may pose a subtle but serious threat.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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He was dressed in a T-shirt and a tracksuit jacket, and spoke with an offbeat affability—a holdover from Boulder’s hippie days.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Despite his aura of affability, D’Amaro fought to win every match.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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But many in Europe are concerned about his potential friendliness with the Kremlin.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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Creators on DeviantArt enjoy the convenience, security, and user-friendliness of modern internet retail platforms combined with the broad reach and audience-building features of mainstream social media.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Sweetness and light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetness%20and%20light. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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