sweetener
Example Sentences
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High-fructose corn syrup, a much-criticized sweetener, is disappearing from places you wouldn’t have even thought to look for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Understanding these pathways helps explain why monk fruit may have health promoting properties beyond its use as a natural sweetener.
From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026
So after intensive talks over the Christmas period, a deal has been thrashed out, which seems to chiefly revolve around the sweetener of contract reform.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
“The U.S. administration has been more willing to take ownership stakes in other companies, and if the equity sweetener is generous enough, they may take the bait on this one as well,” writes D.A.
From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025
For example, there’s more corn sweetener in my cheeseburger.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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