sweetened
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When he was drafted, the team gave him just a small bonus, but sweetened the deal by offering to pay for college if he ever went back to school.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
A free Paramount+ subscription with her Walmart membership sweetened the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Many small and midsize business owners don’t know they are eligible for two big tax breaks, one of which was sweetened by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act starting on 2025 taxes.
From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026
Bringing Keller and Knight onstage somewhat sweetened the awkward position in which the show placed Storrie, but it doesn’t entirely ameliorate the White House’s intrusion into both hockey teams’ Olympic glory.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
When I had entered he was sweeping the shop, and he had sweetened his labours by sweeping over me.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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