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bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet] / ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit /
ADJECTIVE
affecting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting






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Mull’s death in 2024 makes the ending bittersweet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Phil Demers, a former Marineland handler, like many people who the BBC spoke to, said the end of Marineland is "bittersweet".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

His first feature, 2002’s “Occident,” was a bittersweet slice of life about struggling Romanians considering migrating west to find happiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Released last October, the bittersweet song details Langley's suspicions that her boyfriend is about to run off with another woman.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Millet had been one of Burnham’s closest allies in the long, bittersweet struggle to build the fair.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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