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  • present tense form of sugar (3rd person singular).
  • plural of sugar.
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sugars

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  1. Carbohydrates that can supply energy to living things. Common table sugar is sucrose. Some other sugars are fructose, which is found in fruits; lactose, which is found in milk; and glucose, which is the most common sugar in the bodies of animals and plants.


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There is some evidence that foods high in refined carbohydrates and added sugars, from white bread and white rice to biscuits and cakes, may be linked to poorer sleep.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The findings therefore suggest that cutting back on simple sugars during and after antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce microbiome damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Behind the bar, yeast busily converted sugars into alcohol inside giant stainless steel fermentation tanks.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Means demanded stricter limits on added sugars, protein in breakfasts and 100% whole grain products, changes that roughly quadrupled the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I take two sugars and a giant glug of cream. How do you drink it?”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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