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Recent Examples of sweetness and light
Florida’s other Republican senator, Marco Rubio, delivered a speech filled with sweetness and light.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and light notes of molasses that complement the pumpkin flavor.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Will this sweetness and light continue throughout his forthcoming Dahl shorts, or will Anderson complicate the matter further?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2023
All is sweetness and light between Ozzy Osbourne and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the Prince of Darkness prepares for his second induction — this time as a solo artist.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
Brown sugar: Adds sweetness and light notes of molasses that complement the pumpkin flavor.
—Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
Will this sweetness and light continue throughout his forthcoming Dahl shorts, or will Anderson complicate the matter further?
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2023
All is sweetness and light between Ozzy Osbourne and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the Prince of Darkness prepares for his second induction — this time as a solo artist.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetness and light
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Sweet, ripe green figs provide the star ingredient, while shaved fennel adds a bright, licorice-like note that balances the figs’ natural sweetness.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their Classic Stir Fry Sauce rests on a salty (but not too salty) backbone of tamari, warmth from garlic and ginger, nuttiness from sesame oil, a touch of sweetness from agave, plus mushroom powder for umami.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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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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Sammy’s awareness of his mother’s infidelity, his father’s complaisance, and how both were relieved by his creative Boy Scout merit-badge projects and fantasies requires a separate article.—
Armond White,
National Review,
16 Nov. 2022
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Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Tuesday lawsuit claims that agreeableness contributed to Raine’s death.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 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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The farmer’s tendency to pursue high yields obscured the delicate pleasantness this grape gives when handled carefully.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Your friendliness and energy comes through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Utah has the best state economy, by my math, which looked at assorted economic grades, job markets, business output, business friendliness and infrastructure.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sweetness and light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetness%20and%20light. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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