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bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet, bit-er-sweet] / ˌbɪt ərˈswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit, ˈbɪt ərˌswit /
ADJECTIVE
affecting
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unaffecting






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In Susan Cain’s "Bittersweet," she talks about what draws us to sad music over happy music.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

Bittersweet moment I'm sure for the Partick Thistle players as they collect their runners-up medals.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

“I’m surprised nobody thought of it before you, Mike,” David Scripter told Mr. Graves as he dropped off an order of dozens of cakes from Bittersweet Confections, a bakery started by his wife.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Bittersweet goodbyes are a rite of passage on the first day of kindergarten.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

I was led to a seat on a stage set down on about the ten-yard line, with the Blue Ridge section of Levittown—Butternut Road, Balsam Road, Bittersweet Drive—just behind me.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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