as in enhancing
to make more desirable
we really want you to work for our company—what can we do to sweeten the job offer?
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Recent Examples of sweetening
Instead of sweetening it, the relatives clamped a sugar cube between their incisors and loudly sucked the tea through it.
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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Linzer cookies are a sweet surprise of nutty shortbread cookies, jammy preserves, and a sweetening sprinkle of powdered sugar.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Considering Ross has contributed millions to boost recent trades, sweetening the draft picks Miami got in return, why would the Dolphins even consider playing Westbrook-Ikhine another snap this season.
—Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Again this year, restaurants are sweetening the deal for customers who purchase gift cards for those on their holiday lists.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Linzer cookies are a sweet surprise of nutty shortbread cookies, jammy preserves, and a sweetening sprinkle of powdered sugar.
—Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Considering Ross has contributed millions to boost recent trades, sweetening the draft picks Miami got in return, why would the Dolphins even consider playing Westbrook-Ikhine another snap this season.
—Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Again this year, restaurants are sweetening the deal for customers who purchase gift cards for those on their holiday lists.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetening
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Also, as a luxury boutique camp with astronomical price points, supplying a bedroom robe would’ve been a great, comfort-enhancing touch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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The company also is enhancing its loyalty program with new subscription services.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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More than a workflow, CD/CR is positioned as a new framework and potentially a new SOC discipline, built around the idea that detection and investigation should function as a single self-improving system.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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In addition to the work on the golf course, which includes improving bunkers and teeing areas as well as re-grassing, Jeffersonville in 2024 completed a new $12 million state-of-the-art clubhouse.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Taking control of the narrative is the first step to ameliorating the damage.—
David Rivera,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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There are also significant time and cost constraints associated with ameliorating these challenges.—
Gary Skuse,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Sweetening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetening. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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