sweeten
Example Sentences
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Officials decided to sweeten the pot by offering to export the “Taiwan model” of high-tech industrial clusters to America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"Daddy, take this to sweeten things a little," reads the blue ink.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
CEO David Zaslav wants Paramount to sweeten its $30-a-share bid.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Caporale suggests adding agave nectar to sweeten the lime juice base, along with orange juice or orange peel to compensate for the lack of triple sec.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.