dulcified

verb

past tense of dulcify
as in sweetened

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  1. sweetened
  2. pampered
  3. coaxed
  4. babied
  5. cajoled
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  • Sweets, however – which the researchers defined as sugars, and sweetened foods and beverages – were a different story.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Why Sweet Tea Needs To Be Refrigerated Whether your iced tea is sweetened or unsweetened, it must absolutely be refrigerated.
    — Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweetened
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  • For a splurge and pampered stay, book a room at the Inn at Black Star Farms just south of town.
    — Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Couples like my husband and me, parked in loungers, as well as the occasional small dog, just as pampered as the rest of us.
    — Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pampered
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  • Rescuers carefully coaxed the snake away from the home and boxed it up for relocation shortly after their arrival.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, in the lead-up to one of these clashes, a reporter coaxed a smile out of then-Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of coaxed
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  • The brothers were each two years apart in age, but younger siblings were never babied; Nick recalled being on the receiving end of numerous pummelings by his older brothers.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Outside the woods the whole world babied her.
    — Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of babied
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  • The question is whether big tech can be cajoled or even forced to press pause.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And veterans Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim were cajoled to stay despite the way their colleagues were treated.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cajoled
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“Dulcified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dulcified. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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