sweeten
verb (used with object)
to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
has sweetened
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present perfectof sweeten (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After getting rejected, Paramount has sweetened its original proposal, which called for paying $30 per share to take over the entire company.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Netflix has sweetened its offer for Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
But Skydance already has sweetened its offer for Paramount and NAI — twice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2024
In the wake of its breakout success, Moderna’s board has sweetened the pay packages for senior executives like Bancel, raising his target stock compensation by 67 percent in 2021.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023
"Long abstinence has sweetened it to your taste."
From The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
