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Recent Examples of cloy
Lengua gyutan, or beef tongue, soaked in a creamy mushroom gravy, seemed destined to cloy but turned out to be smooth, balanced, and savory.
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Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
But before such moments can cloy, Arbery usefully complicates his case.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
That sweetness can cloy if it’s not suitably chilled and diluted, which is why almost everyone chooses to make it on the rocks.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2021
The museum’s sacredness to many, including me, can cloy a little.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
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Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022
But before such moments can cloy, Arbery usefully complicates his case.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
That sweetness can cloy if it’s not suitably chilled and diluted, which is why almost everyone chooses to make it on the rocks.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2021
The museum’s sacredness to many, including me, can cloy a little.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloy
Verb
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But all 12 are saturated with deceit, consternation and heartbreak.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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What began as a frustration with fashion’s one-size-fits-all approach evolved into a bold venture that challenged the norms of an industry saturated with sameness.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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My skin drinks this stuff up, and has alleviated many of my complexion woes—think: uneven skin tone, loss of firmness, and excess oil production—with consistent use.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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But measures that are imposed too quickly or by shaky institutions could lead to outcomes that lack fairness, transparency, and legitimacy and may ultimately deepen, rather than alleviate, social divisions and mistrust in the state.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To be fiscally prudent, the government should not lighten taxes on capital as a means of trying to boost productivity.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The utility believes additional connections will help lighten the average load for ratepayers by spreading the system’s costs among more customers.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And the success of finishing his college career with a 10-win season — and having 10 total combine invites — after the Hurricanes took their lumps for much of his college career was gratifying.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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So we are gratified that this unfairness has been corrected.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Cloy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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