: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
1
cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Tisha Campbell Tisha Campbell styled her cherry cola hair in a side part for the BET Awards 2025 held at the Peacock Theater on June 9.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
The taste leans into cola, molasses, and dark fruit, along with buttercream, before a lengthy, oak-forward finish that ends with black pepper.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
But he's been pleasantly surprised at finding a cola replacement that is half the price of Pepsi.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In its most popular form, the cocktail consists of red wine mixed with cola, but some people are pairing it with lemon-lime soda or orange pop.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Tisha Campbell Tisha Campbell styled her cherry cola hair in a side part for the BET Awards 2025 held at the Peacock Theater on June 9.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
The taste leans into cola, molasses, and dark fruit, along with buttercream, before a lengthy, oak-forward finish that ends with black pepper.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
But he's been pleasantly surprised at finding a cola replacement that is half the price of Pepsi.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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