as in pop
a cold beverage that is usually sweet, does not contain alcohol, and is often sold in bottles or cans
the sandwich comes with chips and a soft drink
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Recent Examples of soft drink
Whisk together soft drink, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and mustard in a medium bowl.
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Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Veterans with a valid military ID can receive a free Egg McMuffin meal, which includes a hash brown and any size soft drink, tea or coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Veterans with a valid military ID can receive a free Egg McMuffin meal, which includes a hash brown and any size soft drink, tea or coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Veterans with a valid military ID can receive a free Egg McMuffin meal, which includes a hash brown and any size soft drink, tea or coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
Veterans with a valid military ID can receive a free Egg McMuffin meal, which includes a hash brown and any size soft drink, tea or coffee.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
These associations between soft drink consumption and MDD diagnosis, as well as symptom severity, remained significant in female participants when additionally controlling for body mass index (BMI).
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft drink
Noun
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Marking his feature debut is Jaafar Jackson in the lead role as the pop music icon.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Wrappers and crushed soda cans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nick — along with celebrities like Mindy Kaling and Gwyneth Paltrow — participated in a $30 million Series B funding round for the popular soda line Olipop in 2022.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Soft drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20drink. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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