cloyed

past tense of cloy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloyed
Verb
  • Nearly every market is saturated.
    Astha Bhardwaj, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The colors are richly saturated, and when something catches Ryan’s eye—say, a bee alighting on a wildflower—the images shimmer with an almost radioactive intensity.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has alleviated the pain of losing Durant many seasons ago by turning into the best player in the league, winning not only the NBA MVP Award last year, but also earning the honor of Finals MVP.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For a while, this was alleviated by trying to help police with their investigations, corresponding with her father, and working with organizations meant to help victims of violent and high profile crimes.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Cloyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloyed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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