variants
or less commonly sirup
1
a
: a thick sticky solution of sugar and water often flavored or medicated
b
: the concentrated juice of a fruit or plant
2
: cloying sweetness or sentimentality
Examples of syrup in a Sentence
ice cream and chocolate syrup
She poured syrup all over her pancakes.
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The cocktail comes to us, like so many greats, from Hugo Ensslin’s 1916 Recipes for Mixed Drinks and the recipe most of us use is more or less the same as his—a healthy pour of Irish whiskey, with lime juice and some grenadine (pomegranate syrup) to sweeten.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
There are more than 3,000 sugarhouses statewide, and luckily, Route 100 is packed with shops that sell everything from maple candy to giant tubs of syrup.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Their in-house pumpkin syrup is not too sweet or pumpkiny, but spice-filled instead.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Founded by Robert Baldwin in 1961, Nashville’s Pancake Pantry still uses his original recipes for batter, syrups, and compotes in its 23 different pancake styles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
There are more than 3,000 sugarhouses statewide, and luckily, Route 100 is packed with shops that sell everything from maple candy to giant tubs of syrup.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Their in-house pumpkin syrup is not too sweet or pumpkiny, but spice-filled instead.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Founded by Robert Baldwin in 1961, Nashville’s Pancake Pantry still uses his original recipes for batter, syrups, and compotes in its 23 different pancake styles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for syrup
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“Syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syrup. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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