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sweetener

[sweet-n-er] / ˈswit n ər /










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I add a pinch of salt to the yogurt along with the zest and sweetener.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Asked about "sweetener" measures, finance chief Chan told reporters that his budget included bigger tax breaks this year compared to 2025.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Understanding these pathways helps explain why monk fruit may have health promoting properties beyond its use as a natural sweetener.

From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026

It is more difficult to judge whether a permanent abolition would have the same long-term impact on prices as the short-term sweetener of a stamp duty holiday.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

And as a sweetener, he was released from any obligation to keep up payments on Michelangelo’s part of the two outstanding dowries, since he had already more than paid his own share.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin