as in to sweeten
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dulcify
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Miami might have to involve a third team to score an additional first-round draft pick to sweeten its offer.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025 -
And to sweeten the deal, The Wilds also boasts top-tier accommodations for anyone wishing to spend the night, with luxury yurts equipped with private decks and king-sized beds available for booking.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The seven-minute announcement opened with cinematic footage of both parents reading messages to they baby on the way, who is expected in October 2025.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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While her older brother, Crown Prince Hussein, is the heir to the throne, Iman is not in the line of succession—and neither may her baby.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Treat your face to a few minutes of pampering with this roller.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Ever since, she’s dreamed of having one of her own, complete with cozy robes, face masks, and plenty of pampering.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2025
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Khan coaxed him back into the mix, firing general manager Trent Baalke to signal a complete organizational overhaul.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Collectively, these voices are coaxed by Cockerell, who has a keen ear and fine sense of timing, into becoming some of recent literature’s most compelling narrators.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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You’re not mollycoddled during the week and are expected to act as any professional crew member would.—
Helen Iatrou,
Robb Report,
14 Sep. 2023
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So football generally, and pro football specifically, helped reassure the country that American men were not mollycoddled softies.—
James Surowiecki,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2019
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And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a test of her willpower, Janine struggles to continue subduing her innate need to coddle kids.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Please be real: Feeding children and coddling emotional disorders is absolutely within the purview of the parents, not our tax dollars.—
Martin Potters,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
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Bibb took one there, along with her co-star Aimee Lou Wood, and had cajoled him into another.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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States in the dark about federal education cuts European leaders arrived this week to flatter and cajole President Trump.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Dulcify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcify. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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