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Recent Examples of sweet tooth
Putting the sweet tooth to the test For the study, researchers divided 180 people into three groups and exposed them to different levels of sweetness from sugar, naturally-sweet foods, and low-calorie sweeteners.
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Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Built on a foundation of passion — and a serious sweet tooth — by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, the business has developed more than 100 flavors over time, with about 20 to 25 available at a time, according to previous reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Odds and ends The outcomes here indicate that Longhorns fans aren’t driven too hard by their collective sweet tooth.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
The Dessert Spot on North College Street is another choice spot to nurture your sweet tooth, with dinner plate-sized cookies.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Built on a foundation of passion — and a serious sweet tooth — by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, the business has developed more than 100 flavors over time, with about 20 to 25 available at a time, according to previous reporting by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Odds and ends The outcomes here indicate that Longhorns fans aren’t driven too hard by their collective sweet tooth.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
The Dessert Spot on North College Street is another choice spot to nurture your sweet tooth, with dinner plate-sized cookies.
—Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweet tooth
Noun
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Zero-calorie sweeteners may help in specific cases but can reinforce cravings for sweet foods.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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Director Gay has sculpted a staging that is faithful to a more leisurely 19th-century storytelling style, yet satisfies modern audiences’ constant craving for stimulation.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said there is no hunger strike at the Baldwin facility.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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No one should be responsible for another person’s well-being after being awake for 24 hours, and no one should have to risk their health on a hunger strike just to be heard.—
Christopher Marte,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Crohn’s Disease affects the entire digestive system, and symptoms may include diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss, as well as malnutrition and mouth sores.—
Lindy Segal,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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As a result, Germany's civilian population faced severe food shortages and widespread malnutrition in the latter years of the war.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reports that dozens of people had died, including some of apparent starvation, made no difference.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Within the next few years, as famine spread throughout China and the Cultural Revolution began, her grandmother and three of her brothers died of starvation, tuberculosis, and drowning.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The house church promoting the fast, Grandview Fellowship, has been meeting at the home of Clay and Sarah Edwards.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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Gathered in small groups on the sidewalk, congregants ate small bites to break the fast before going home to rest.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Within the next few years, as famine spread throughout China and the Cultural Revolution began, her grandmother and three of her brothers died of starvation, tuberculosis, and drowning.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Stress evolved to keep you alive in the face of acute danger – predators, famine, immediate physical threat.—
Phil Starks,
The Conversation,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Sweet tooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet%20tooth. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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