treacle
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But the lime changes things, adding sour to the sweet, tart to the treacle and a dash of pucker to the saccharine.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023
“Flamin’ Hot” is the type of feel-good treacle that high school teachers screened for their Mexican American students when I was coming of age in the 1990s to make us feel better about ourselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023
In a way, the show is quirkily counterintuitive, turning a quintessentially British activity, such as making treacle tarts, into an excuse for Broadway-style song and dance.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023
The music from the artists featured here is fine indeed, but the actual movie’s underscore, credited to an entity called “Scorebuzz,” is unmitigated treacle.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2023
Harry dropped his gaze to his treacle tart, his insides burning again.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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