saccharine
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Stories about friendships between animals must walk a fine line between the sweet and the saccharine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Many parfaits tip into the saccharine — all sweetness, no tension.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
LinkedIn users will be familiar with the saccharine positivity of users explaining how their latest promotion or honor makes them feel humbled and grateful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
It began with the score’s hit, “A Simple Song,” Bernstein at his most tuneful, even saccharine.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
Onto each was dumped swiftly the regulation lunch—metal pannikin of pinkish-gray stew, a hunk of bread, a cube of cheese, a mug of milkless Victory Coffee, and one saccharine tablet.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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