: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
1
cost-of-living adjustment
2
cost-of-living allowance
Examples of cola in a Sentence
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Jason Schmidt, who played Sodapop, the charismatic middle Curtis brother, in La Jolla and reprises it on Broadway, got a tattoo of a vintage-looking cola bottle on his forearm, with his character’s name underneath.
—Melena Ryzik Adali Schell, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Of those, 28 were administered cola at regular intervals, while the remaining 23 waited for the obstruction to clear on its own.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
Add the cola, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and coriander seeds and scrape the browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
—Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This brown sugar ham is packed with flavor thanks to a sweet cola and whiskey glaze.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
There were no adverse effects, so further studies administrating cola before performing endoscopies could be useful, per the authors.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
For example, some cooks replace the coffee with water, iced tea, espresso, or cola.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
No one is spending upward of $40 for a bottle of whiskey-ish liquid that needs to be drowned in cola to be palatable.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
Noun
The pods trick the brain into thinking the water tastes like watermelon or cherry cola.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
Jason Schmidt, who played Sodapop, the charismatic middle Curtis brother, in La Jolla and reprises it on Broadway, got a tattoo of a vintage-looking cola bottle on his forearm, with his character’s name underneath.
—Melena Ryzik Adali Schell, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Of those, 28 were administered cola at regular intervals, while the remaining 23 waited for the obstruction to clear on its own.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
Add the cola, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and coriander seeds and scrape the browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
—Ali Slagle, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
This brown sugar ham is packed with flavor thanks to a sweet cola and whiskey glaze.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2024
There were no adverse effects, so further studies administrating cola before performing endoscopies could be useful, per the authors.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2023
For example, some cooks replace the coffee with water, iced tea, espresso, or cola.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
No one is spending upward of $40 for a bottle of whiskey-ish liquid that needs to be drowned in cola to be palatable.
—Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
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Noun
from Coca-Cola, a trademark
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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Kids Definition
cola
noun
co·la
ˈkō-lə
: a sweet usually caffeinated carbonated soft drink typically colored with caramel and having a flavoring from kola nuts
Medical Definition
cola
plural of colon
Legal Definition
COLA
abbreviationˈkō-lə
1
cost-of-living adjustment
2
cost-of-living allowance
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