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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
This Dutch Bros favorite features chocolate macadamia nut syrup with espresso and half-and-half, available hot or iced, or even blended as a Freeze.
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 Feb. 2026
What began as a French immigrant’s fruity, complex bottled syrup is making a comeback in more than just Shirley Temples.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Firenze Through Seb’s Eyes riffs on the pisco sour, blending Peruvian Mosto Verde pisco with a syrup made from traditional Tuscan saltless bread and a slick of extra virgin olive oil—a drink that references both Gucci’s birthplace and Viguera’s Latin American roots.
—Melinda Joe, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The cocktail comes to us, like so many greats, from Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks and the recipe most of us use is more or less the same as his—a healthy pour of Irish whiskey, with lime juice and some grenadine (pomegranate syrup) to sweeten.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
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Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 Feb. 2026
What began as a French immigrant’s fruity, complex bottled syrup is making a comeback in more than just Shirley Temples.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Firenze Through Seb’s Eyes riffs on the pisco sour, blending Peruvian Mosto Verde pisco with a syrup made from traditional Tuscan saltless bread and a slick of extra virgin olive oil—a drink that references both Gucci’s birthplace and Viguera’s Latin American roots.
—Melinda Joe, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
The cocktail comes to us, like so many greats, from Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks and the recipe most of us use is more or less the same as his—a healthy pour of Irish whiskey, with lime juice and some grenadine (pomegranate syrup) to sweeten.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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Buckley navigates the film in elemental sorrow without sentimentality, delivering what many consider the performance of the year, and undoubtedly her career so far.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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As expected, there was precisely zero sentimentality from Quick, who was the Conn Smythe winner during the Kings’ first Stanley Cup title run in 2012 and their starting goalie for their second in 2014 as well.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
21 Jan. 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 17 Feb. 2026.
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