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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 breakfast, the Mai Tai flapjacks, served with Kula rum butter syrup, honey passionfruit foam, and island pineapple, are a must-order.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Add brandy to the syrup and heat until hot.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
Culinary lavender from the property shows up often, too—in lavender pepper, lavender sugar, lavender syrup, and other seasonal touches.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Add brandy to the syrup and heat until hot.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Concentrated apple cider syrup is drizzled over this poke loaf to fill up all the little nooks and crannies with big apple flavor.
—Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
Culinary lavender from the property shows up often, too—in lavender pepper, lavender sugar, lavender syrup, and other seasonal touches.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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Spinella shucks off sentimentality, always showing us Con’s offhand humor and sometimes nervous, defensive rambling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Anyone who has spoken at a funeral can appreciate the delicate balance of honesty and sentimentality in effect on Hold Onto Me Infinity, a pop album about grief.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 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 8 Jun. 2026.
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