as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
the cloying sentiments of so many Mother's Day cards
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Recent Examples of cloying
Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Try a Rice Krispie Treat with sesame and brown butter paired with a Brut-style Champagne — the acidity of the Champagne will cut through the cloying sweetness.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Future Disney Channel star Brandon Baker plays Mowgli, in a cloying, awkward performance that fits with the hacky sitcom writing.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Manage the aftertaste: Combining different sweeteners can help balance out flavors and minimize cloying sweetness or cooling aftertaste.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Thick, deeply flavorful and less cloying than the original, this vegan rendition ($9) uses Shields’s date crystals, chewy pieces of fresh date, soy ice cream and banana.
—Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Try a Rice Krispie Treat with sesame and brown butter paired with a Brut-style Champagne — the acidity of the Champagne will cut through the cloying sweetness.
—Jillian Dara, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Future Disney Channel star Brandon Baker plays Mowgli, in a cloying, awkward performance that fits with the hacky sitcom writing.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Manage the aftertaste: Combining different sweeteners can help balance out flavors and minimize cloying sweetness or cooling aftertaste.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloying
Adjective
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Left behind were a portrait of her grandmother, photographs of her family, jewelry, wardrobe and the less sentimental essentials of life, glasses for reading music, tax records, medicine, passports and car.—
Thomas Curwen,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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As a pianist, Jarrett was like the soul brother of Rachmaninoff crossed with a sentimental free-jazz rhapsodist.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Concerns around sticky inflation and rising global tensions remain, and, what’s more, other growing threats such as the ballooning U.S. deficit, and the protectionist rhetoric around tariffs, have central banks around the world looking for alternatives.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The researchers started by utilizing machine learning algorithms to model the manner in which bitumen (the sticky black stuff in asphalt) oxidizes and hardens in response to environmental factors.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Research — a survey of 109 CEOs of major Canadian organizations, complemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with 46 of them — suggests six strategies for alleviating loneliness that leaders can employ.—
Alaric Bourgoin,
Sarah L. Wright,
Jean-François Harvey,
Saouré Kouamé,
Harvard Business Review,
23 Dec. 2024
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Much of this latest round of donations went to organizations focused on alleviating poverty, Scott wrote in a blog post on Wednesday.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the 24th minute, Mitchell senior captain Adam Naim, who had already been shown a yellow for dissent, was issued his second yellow for a sloppy tackle from behind and was sent off, forcing the Mustangs to play a man down for the rest of the match.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2025
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Support for the deregulated environment in which sloppy protocols lead to numerous mistakes?—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Archway Homes will buy the home and make the repairs needed, relieving the sellers of the hassle and expense.—
Archway Homes,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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Xylitol may have other health benefits, including preventing ear and sinus infections, increasing bone density, and relieving constipation.—
Adrienne Dellwo,
Verywell Health,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Comments For folks with a sweet tooth for saccharine love stories, Nicholas Sparks movie adaptations hit the spot — most of the time.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Forcing this saccharine message about familial bonds and outlandish action onto an IP that was famous for its dry wit feels like something has gone wrong, somewhere, in the timeline.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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