sweeten

Milk, for example, would be mixed with formaldehyde to sweeten it when it went rancid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Many counties sweeten the deal with school-tax exemptions for residents 62 or 65-plus.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Adopting a psychedelic-rock aesthetic, “Casket” was another stab at optimism; Brock wanted to create something intentionally upbeat to sweeten the sour, post-pandemic mood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

China’s peace efforts could include finding a way to sweeten the pot so a resolution emerges, which would come at little cost and potentially big benefits for China, Sun says.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

If they were lucky, and the birds didn’t steal too many of them, the sunshine would shrink and sweeten the firm globes into rich bits of chewy deliciousness.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

It may also offer them a cut of the spoils from a tolled Strait, but that hardly sweetens the foul deal for the rest of the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Here is how the deal sours for Netflix and sweetens for Paramount.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025

The skin and butter brown, the garlic sweetens, the bird infuses with the nutty flavors of the cheese.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

And I said, “Well, that sweetens the pot.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2023

This milk is thick and creamy, and its taste sweetens my tongue.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

The Australia-listed company’s rejection of Warburg Pincus’s sweetened offer suggests that it is prepared to consider higher offers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Artificially sweetened beverages, however, were not linked to an increased risk.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

A premium suggests investors are betting on a sweetened offer or a bidding war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

The Cortado Cloud, a 4-ounce espresso or matcha drink sweetened with vanilla syrup and finished with a thick cream top, is exclusive to Studio City.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some have layers of sweetened, toasted shredded wheat.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Some are also sold separately for sweetening foods and beverages.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

Netflix posted its results shortly after sweetening its $72 billion bid for Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

My younger neighbors, knowing this, grocery-shopped for me, sweetening my mornings with fresh milk and fruit during those long, grim days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025

It was clearly going to be wet all day, but it was a summer rain, deepening the green of the grass and the trees, sweetening and cleaning the air.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson