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
Hashbrowns and a small soft drink are included in the meal.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The meal also comes with hash browns and a small soft drink designed to balance out the heat.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
In February, after failing to reach a settlement, the EEOC sued Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, a soft drink bottler and distributor serving New England and upstate New York.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Crystal Pepsi launched in 1992 and reached about 1% of the soft drink market in its first year, valued at $474 million.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The meal also comes with hash browns and a small soft drink designed to balance out the heat.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
In February, after failing to reach a settlement, the EEOC sued Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, a soft drink bottler and distributor serving New England and upstate New York.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Crystal Pepsi launched in 1992 and reached about 1% of the soft drink market in its first year, valued at $474 million.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soft drink
soda
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The girls, buzzed on miniature cans of soda, lingered in the liminal space between rolling credits and parental pickup.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Chick lit was flippant and fizzy and fun, above all, as effervescent and guiltless as a vodka soda.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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“Soft drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soft%20drink. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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