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aspartame

[uh-spahr-teym, a-spahr-, as-per-teym] / əˈspɑr teɪm, æˈspɑr-, ˈæs pərˌteɪm /
NOUN
artificial sweetener
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He has no idea what aspartame is, technically speaking, but he gets the gist.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

They found that heavier consumers of aspartame, for example, had a 22% increased risk of breast cancer, compared with people who didn’t consume the substance.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Trump is a regular drinker of Diet Coke - which uses the artificial sweetener aspartame.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2025

Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect specific types of sugars.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

So you can't just swap out sugars for aspartame.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2024




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