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sugar

[shoog-er] / ˈʃʊg ər /


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Non-nutritive sweeteners are low-calorie or calorie-free sugar substitutes commonly used in foods and beverages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The sugar, found in most mammals but not in humans, prompts the antibodies that trigger an allergic reaction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

I was also told to avoid white bread, crackers, pasta and rice—what the dietitian called “fiber-stripped carbs”—because they could send my blood sugar soaring and then crashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The short answer is: a lot, if there’s enough sugar, salt or fat packed into it.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

There was no milk, perhaps, but there were cups, spoons, a tin of black tea, even some sugar.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Means demanded stricter limits on added sugars, protein in breakfasts and 100% whole grain products, changes that roughly quadrupled the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ethel had been found in a coma at 05:00 and her first injection of glucose to increase her blood sugars was given at 06:15.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A food can taste sweet because it contains sugar, a low-calorie sweetener, or naturally occurring sugars.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Avery fiddled with the experiment as only a microbiologist could, growing the bacteria in various cultures, adding beef-heart broth, removing contaminant sugars, and growing the colonies on plates.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"Nah, nah, nah. I used to use sugared hot water, before the days of hair lacquer. And I couldn't afford hair lacquer, anyway."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

You can whip a bit more cream and make a few more sugared cranberries to top each one.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

Takeout: The Much Ado About Stuffing pickup feast includes a 14-pound natural turkey ready to roast in your oven, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brown sugared yams, roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted delicata squash.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

Dip each in the turbinado sugar to coat one side; set sugared side up on the prepared baking sheet, nine per sheet.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

They drank huge glasses of iced tea, sugared and garnished with mint leaves.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

"The sugaring season has come early this year and is still underway," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024

Stewart's "Daily Show" begat the version of late-night that holds sway over much of TV today: headline-driven segments sugaring information and politics with comedy.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023

But she soon found that before she could provide services for clients, and earn more, she was required to attend trainings on such things as sugaring to remove unwanted hair and lash and brow maintenance.

From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022

Now we can add another hobby to a year of quarantine trends: backyard maple sugaring.

From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2021

The sugaring was over, and she and Joe were helping Fritz pull the buckets.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen




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