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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sweeten .
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Examples
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Which is fine, because not having to painstakingly listen to a message (sometimes multiple times) to catch a phone number and/or address really sweetens the pot.
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Which is fine, because not having to painstakingly listen to a message (sometimes multiple times) to catch a phone number and/or address really sweetens the pot.
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There's no doubt that public employers have a tough sales job on their hands, and – despite a few worthwhile ideas – yesterday's report from the New Labour peer turned coalition adviser, John Hutton, barely sweetens the pill.
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It is also excellent for: clearing a head when suffering from a cold or headaches sweetens breath baby colic manage stress asthma
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"The devil will be in the detail," said one analyst, "if the strings attached are too stretching for BHP, it could affect to what extent it sweetens its offer; or whether it offers anything extra at all," he adds.
Canada ready to rule on Potash takeover by BHP Billiton Richard Wachman 2010
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She does add a bit of brown sugar, but just a tad; she sweetens it with Mott's no--sugar-added applesauce.
Survey your cereal 2011
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Rebecca Tushnet's 43 (B) log: What sweetens a legend most? skip to main | skip to sidebar
What sweetens a legend most? Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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And the juice (or simple syrup or HFCS) sweetens it way up.
Some like it hot and high alcohol – others don’t | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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A young Polynesian girl is more or less raped by a supposedly admirable GI he sweetens this by singing "Younger Than Springtime".
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Plus, I find a jar of honey often sweetens the deal.
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