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saccharine

adjective as in sugary

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It began with the score’s hit, “A Simple Song,” Bernstein at his most tuneful, even saccharine.

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In this occasionally saccharine yet blithely comical piece of rich-people-problems autofiction, Clooney is the funniest he’s been in years, taking shots at himself and the life he’s chosen with a marksman’s aim.

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And though he’s undeniably quixotic, PTA’s relentless urgency consistently overrides the sticky trappings of saccharine sentimentality that would snare less ambitious filmmakers.

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The coconut flavor from the milk was mild and the drink’s overall sweetness was perfect, not saccharine in the slightest.

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But don't expect saccharine stories of romance - this is Welsh, after all.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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