: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
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cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
In fact, we’ve been known to incorporate sweet cola into our recipes, like these Dr Pepper Chicken Wings or this savory Dr Pepper Pot Roast.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Many recipes call for using a cola or, my favorite Vernors, in the bottom of the pan.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Orange Vanilla, Cherry Vanilla (at least in bottled form), Coke Spiced, Black Cherry Vanilla, Coke with Lime, Cinnamon Coke, and even the mid-2000s coffee-cola blend Coca-Cola BlāK have all disappeared from shelves.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Paris Texas offers the Lidia slingbacks in a variety of colors, and for her appearance on the show, Sweeney opted for the pair in the brand’s Rouge Noir shade, which is a cherry cola patent leather color that had a glossy, high-shine finish.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
In fact, we’ve been known to incorporate sweet cola into our recipes, like these Dr Pepper Chicken Wings or this savory Dr Pepper Pot Roast.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Many recipes call for using a cola or, my favorite Vernors, in the bottom of the pan.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
Orange Vanilla, Cherry Vanilla (at least in bottled form), Coke Spiced, Black Cherry Vanilla, Coke with Lime, Cinnamon Coke, and even the mid-2000s coffee-cola blend Coca-Cola BlāK have all disappeared from shelves.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cola
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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