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sweetener
[ sweet-n-er ]
noun
- something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.
- an added inducement:
such sweeteners as tax breaks and low-cost loans.
sweetener
/ ˈswiːtənə /
noun
- a sweetening agent, esp one that does not contain sugar
- informal.a bribe
- informal.a financial inducement
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Origin of sweetener1
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Example Sentences
Democrats view revenue as taxes, not airport fees, which Republicans have offered up as a sweetener.
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Saccharin possesses some antiseptic properties, but its main use is as a sweetener.
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Be the sweetener of tart speeches; be the sunshine that drives away the clouds.
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He put to his lips the firestone ring—the Sweetener—and blew but one note through it.
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Politeness is the sweetener of human society and gives a charm to everything said and done.
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During these long weeks of search and hard toil, the thought of Cherry had been the best sweetener of his labour.
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