saccharine
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I think any “Rah-Rah Girl Power” space that doesn’t allow real room for that is kind of saccharine and thin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
The follow-up continues this kookiness with a madhouse spoof of Hallmark holiday saccharine in which a woodpile becomes a homicidal monster.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
So are saccharine dishes like the cranberry orange relish that Michael Donnelly-Boylen sweetened with long pours of sugar into a food processor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025
Written by William Ivory and directed by Oliver Parker, it’s a simple story, simply told — sweet, but not saccharine, and moving even when you know what’s coming.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
Ideally, this value should be infinite, but when it can’t be, let’s hold the saccharine sentiments.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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