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sweet tooth

NOUN
fondness for sweets
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A greedy beaver's sweet tooth led to him being captured twice by rangers monitoring the animals' health.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

It’s just the right level of sweetness and it doesn’t assault your sweet tooth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Here are the 8 best Trader Joe’s candies guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth this spooky season.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

My grandmother supplied my sweet tooth with cookies and chocolate at every visit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

A sweet tooth is part of our omnivore’s brain.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan