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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
Then, on Wednesday, enjoy a 5-piece order of French toast sticks to dip in delicious, sugary breakfast syrup for free, also with a purchase of $1 or more.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Pink Cadillac, an aged rum with aloe liqueur, pink peppercorn hibiscus syrup, lime juice, and guava soda, was inspired by a moment when Elvis Presley’s manager forgot to pay a tab and, instead, tipped a waitress with a pink Cadillac.
—Joey Skladany, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
Add bourbon, lemon, ginger syrup, and bitters, and shake for six to eight seconds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Add bourbon, Cointreau, lime juice and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The Pink Cadillac, an aged rum with aloe liqueur, pink peppercorn hibiscus syrup, lime juice, and guava soda, was inspired by a moment when Elvis Presley’s manager forgot to pay a tab and, instead, tipped a waitress with a pink Cadillac.
—Joey Skladany, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2025
Add bourbon, lemon, ginger syrup, and bitters, and shake for six to eight seconds.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2025
Add bourbon, Cointreau, lime juice and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake.
—John Kell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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Gone are the days of sending flowers and jewelry; today’s unique anniversary gifts for him and her focus on personal touches and sentimentality.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The Islanders spent their final game before the trade deadline surrounded by uncertainty and steeped in sentimentality.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The moment when Sean soothes Laszlo’s fears of losing his best human buddy by telling him that the fear of dying just makes every living moment more special — something else a centuries-old vampire wouldn’t understand — tiptoes right up to the edge of sentimentalism.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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King’s honeyed voiceover begins the film with a kind of sentimentalism about childhood and its innocence.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
4 July 2024
Noun
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Internal Anger Anger is an unpleasant emotion that is often considered not socially acceptable to express.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Mar. 2025
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This method eliminates reactive emotions, allows for clearer self-expression and encourages both partners to process their thoughts and feelings before responding.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, a black granite sarcophagus is meant to be an homage to AIDS victims; this, too, empties into bathos.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
14 June 2024
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Playing with comic bathos is a dangerous game when aiming for sincerity.—
David Benedict,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2024
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The whole thing strikes a less successful balance between Gunn's dark comic side and his inherent sappiness than The Suicide Squad, the best Guardians of the Galaxy movie to not actually feature the Guardians of the Galaxy.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
28 Apr. 2023
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The playful tone, however, oscillates between self-referential nods to the incongruity of people suddenly bursting into song and holiday-movie sentimentality, when either a more bare-knuckled commitment to satire or an unabashed embrace of its sappiness would be in order.—
Brian Lowry,
CNN,
17 Nov. 2022
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“Syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syrup. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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