sweetener
Americannoun
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sweeteners
plural
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something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.
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an added inducement.
such sweeteners as tax breaks and low-cost loans.
noun
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a sweetening agent, esp one that does not contain sugar
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informal a bribe
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informal a financial inducement
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The researchers interpreted those findings as evidence that the sweetener was being chemically altered inside the animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
That includes the starch, fiber, and sweetener that currently have to be added separately.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Following Robertson’s ask for the annual $10 million sweetener in the summer of 2020, Clippers president of business operations Gillian Zucker initiated deals to meet the demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
That sweetener was intended as a show of confidence that Paramount’s deal would sail through its regulatory reviews, unlike a Netflix acquisition that faced more regulatory scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Those parts are put back together in new ways to make the sweetener in your soft drink or the starch in your hamburger roll.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
The union does not want the promise of jam tomorrow, but some instant sweeteners.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Clippers could offer to take those sorts of players off teams’ hands — if they include future draft assets as sweeteners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The study suggests that sucralose and stevia, two widely used sweeteners, can alter the gut microbiome and gene activity in ways that may affect metabolic health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
They are changing how they negotiate data-center deals, adding sweeteners such as jobs guarantees and clean-water investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Republic, and cane sugar has been replaced by other sweeteners invented in the Age of Science, this one substance forever marked our history.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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