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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
The secret lies in our lemon-mint syrup.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
The authors recommend a cocktail syrup from Liquid Alchemist, available for $16 online.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Yellow jackets are attracted to sugary foods, so add sugar, syrup, jelly, soft drinks, or fruity vinegar to the water and dishwashing liquid solution.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
So, Jones added the bottled syrups for sale to his regular weekend rotation.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
The authors recommend a cocktail syrup from Liquid Alchemist, available for $16 online.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Yellow jackets are attracted to sugary foods, so add sugar, syrup, jelly, soft drinks, or fruity vinegar to the water and dishwashing liquid solution.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
So, Jones added the bottled syrups for sale to his regular weekend rotation.
—Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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Yet sentimentality had little place in how Holtz ran the Notre Dame program.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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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
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 18 Mar. 2026.
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