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sweeten

[sweet-n] / ˈswit n /




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

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Ackman also noted another unusual feature of the deal that should help sweeten the pill for anyone with immediate losses on the closed-end fund.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

Returning to either tour requires eating a slice of humble pie and, for some, paying a fortune to sweeten the deal.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

The priest was fond of chewing orange rinds to sweeten his breath, whenever he could get them.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The Social Security Administration leaves it up to every person to make those decisions for themselves and, yes, it sweetens the pot if you claim later.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

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

What to know: Kabocha’s thick almost amphibious green and white speckled skin gives way to a dry orange flesh, which sweetens when cooked.

From Salon Oct. 8, 2023

South Korea sweetens its arms export deals by offering to transfer technology and facilitate local production, enhancing the domestic defense industries of its buyers.

From New York Times Mar. 5, 2023

And then—the glory—so that a cricket song sweetens his ears, the smell of the earth rises chanting to his nose, and dappling light under a tree blesses his eyes.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Artificially sweetened beverages were defined as low-calorie carbonated beverages.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 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

Serve with lightly sweetened orange-zest whipped cream — homemade or straight from the spray can.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Prologis sweetened its takeover bid for U.K. warehouse owner Segro to nearly $19 billion, sending Segro shares higher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Nell, Robert, and William fussed when they were brought outside, but they sat up enough to drink warm water sweetened with the last of the molasses, then fell asleep as their skin cooled gently.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Developers tell the NYTimes that Chinese companies are sweetening deals by providing personal incentives to switch, drawing on the years of on-the-ground experience China’s tech and telecom providers have built up on the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 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

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

Tennis Australia is equally as bold as its American counterparts, but it does not have the same financial clout to offer the mountain of prize money and sweetening appearance fees.

From BBC Aug. 21, 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




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