saccharine
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LinkedIn users will be familiar with the saccharine positivity of users explaining how their latest promotion or honor makes them feel humbled and grateful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
First, good on Mazzulla to straight-up treat the kid as the reporter he clearly is, and answer the question directly, without pandering or turning it into some sort of saccharine after-school special.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
But don't expect saccharine stories of romance - this is Welsh, after all.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
What was even better than the taste of the coffee was the silky texture given to it by the sugar, a thing Winston had almost forgotten after years of saccharine.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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