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Examples of cough drop in a Sentence
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Drinking plenty of fluid, inhaling steam, and sucking on cough drops can help alleviate a coughing fit.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 May 2024
Sucking on cough drops Taking cough medicine or decongestants
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—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 3 May 2024
Staying hydrated, sucking on cough drops, or taking a steamy shower can ease a dry cough.
—Leah Groth, Health, 15 Mar. 2024
Other at-home remedies can help to relieve discomfort caused by symptoms, such as placing a humidifier in their room, using saline nose drops or stream to help clear sinuses, offering age-appropriate solutions to sore throats such as cough drops or honey, or applying vapor rub to the chest.
—USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2024
This includes things like aspirin, Tylenol, tissues, honey, tea bags, cough drops, a thermometer, etc.
—Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 1 Jan. 2024
Regular cough drops actually dry out your vocal cords.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023
Aspartame is authorized as a food additive in Europe and the U.S. and is used in numerous foods, drinks such as Diet Coke, desserts, chewing gum, medications including cough drops and foods intended to help with weight loss.
—Time, 14 July 2023
Cookbook writer and chef Manju Malhi even handed out cough drops to her celebrity neighbors, Dame Emma Thompson and husband Greg Wise (who helped point out music in the grand ceremony).
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 7 May 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near cough drop
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“Cough drop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cough%20drop. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
cough drop
noun
: a small piece of candy or a tablet that contains medicine and is used to relieve coughing
Medical Definition
cough drop
noun
: a lozenge or troche used to relieve coughing
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