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also sirup
as in sentimentality
the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)
a television show for toddlers that is nothing more than pure syrup
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Recent Examples of syrup
There’s also a Caramel Espresso Martini and an elixir called Fluffy Dreams (gin, zesty syrup, lemon juice, aquafaba, Luxardo Apricot Liqueur, elderflower, citrus bitters).
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
That could mean reducing the number of pumps of syrup in your drink, or opting for a sugar-free flavor.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
How much of your life is spent waiting for the last drops of syrup, olive oil, or even bodywash to drip from a container?
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
The recipe allows customers to control their own sweetness by leaving the drink unsweetened or by adding their ideal number of classic syrup pumps.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
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Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
That could mean reducing the number of pumps of syrup in your drink, or opting for a sugar-free flavor.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 5 Mar. 2026
How much of your life is spent waiting for the last drops of syrup, olive oil, or even bodywash to drip from a container?
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
The recipe allows customers to control their own sweetness by leaving the drink unsweetened or by adding their ideal number of classic syrup pumps.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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The tragedy is so unobstructed and there’s no wash of sentimentality over it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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Dunn, whose family roots trace back over 125 years and seven generations in Volusia County, feels a deep sense of sentimentality for local treasures.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Academy historically goes for sentimentalism.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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McBride is less interested in exploring another motivation for saving locks of hair: the particular sentimentalism that made people cherish the hair of loved ones, especially those who had died, or of honored forebears.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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“Syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syrup. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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