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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
For dessert, there’s Grogu's Blue Cookie Shake of creamy soft serve blended with blue sugar cookie syrup and topped with Grogu's favorite snack, which is apparently blue cookies.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Next, add back 9 ounces of the syrup.
—Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
Get the recipe > Maple syrup adds sweetness and depth to these beans slow-cooked with smoky bacon or salt pork.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026
Next, add back 9 ounces of the syrup.
—Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
Get the recipe > Maple syrup adds sweetness and depth to these beans slow-cooked with smoky bacon or salt pork.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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There's an inherent sentimentality in rescuing someone’s treasures and incorporating them into your style.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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Maybe her most important one is the raw sentimentality that pervades even seemingly vapid moments.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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