sweetening
Americannoun
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something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.
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the process of causing something to be or become sweet.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sweetening
Example Sentences
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Paramount, which had initially bid $108 billion for the entire company, continued to circle, launching a hostile tender offer aimed directly at shareholders and continually sweetening the terms of its bid.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Netflix is offering to pay $27.75 per share in cash, sweetening its offer from the initial bid, which proposed a mix of cash and shares in the new company.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Netflix posted its results shortly after sweetening its $72 billion bid for Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“They’re sweetening the pot,” Paul Hardart, a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, said of the Ellison family.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
“I—” “You’re making sure I turn up to the game this afternoon, aren’t you? You’re sweetening me up.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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