as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after
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Recent Examples of saccharine
Even just one large Jet-Puffed confection floating in the brown sugar like a saccharine hot air balloon can help prevent it from drying out.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Seemingly unconcerned with pursuing cinematic excellence, Freiburger wraps up the tale in utterly saccharine fashion and avoids engaging with the topic’s more challenging political nuances.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Celebrities are trading the saccharine styles in for something more masculine, more businesslike: neckties.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
But today, the saccharine days of corn sweeteners, like those produced by ADM, may be under siege.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2025
Seemingly unconcerned with pursuing cinematic excellence, Freiburger wraps up the tale in utterly saccharine fashion and avoids engaging with the topic’s more challenging political nuances.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Celebrities are trading the saccharine styles in for something more masculine, more businesslike: neckties.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
But today, the saccharine days of corn sweeteners, like those produced by ADM, may be under siege.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saccharine
Adjective
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Reynolds also recommends taking photos of sentimental but impractical items and collecting them in a photo book or digital slideshow.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
26 Mar. 2025
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Model Alessandra Ambrosio opens up about how her daughter, Anja, 16, plays a small but sentimental part in her current rituals.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His defense on Ashworth in the second half was superb, sticky and lacking in no detail.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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My way of allocating stagehands to a load-out was to write the names down on Post-its, like sticky white things, and put them on their shirts.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Read's lawyers pointed repeatedly to sloppy policing, including leaving the scene unsecured for hours and not searching the house.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Canucks managed to win despite an off night for Quinn Hughes and some sloppy defensive coverage in the neutral zone throughout the evening, but especially in the first period.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Saccharine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saccharine. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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