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sweetener

[ sweet-n-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.
an added inducement:
such sweeteners as tax breaks and low-cost loans.

sweetener

/ ˈswiːtənə /

First recorded in 1640–50; sweeten + -er ¹

Democrats view revenue as taxes, not airport fees, which Republicans have offered up as a sweetener.

Saccharin possesses some antiseptic properties, but its main use is as a sweetener.

Be the sweetener of tart speeches; be the sunshine that drives away the clouds.

He put to his lips the firestone ring—the Sweetener—and blew but one note through it.

Politeness is the sweetener of human society and gives a charm to everything said and done.

During these long weeks of search and hard toil, the thought of Cherry had been the best sweetener of his labour.

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