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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
Another component of the initiative, which took effect June 24, includes an 80-cent charge for any additional combination of syrup or sauce to an unflavored beverage.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Drizzle each float with 2 tablespoon strawberry syrup; top each with 1 scoop of ice cream.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 June 2025
Editor's Note: This recipe was developed by Craig Ruff; the headnote was written by Josh Miller.
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Place rosé wine, strawberries in syrup, and vodka in a large bowl, baking dish, or a 1-gallon ziplock freezer bag.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Real quick Your little treat might not cost the same: Starbucks updates pricing for extra syrups or sauces.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Drizzle each float with 2 tablespoon strawberry syrup; top each with 1 scoop of ice cream.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 30 June 2025
Editor's Note: This recipe was developed by Craig Ruff; the headnote was written by Josh Miller.
Directions
Place rosé wine, strawberries in syrup, and vodka in a large bowl, baking dish, or a 1-gallon ziplock freezer bag.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Real quick Your little treat might not cost the same: Starbucks updates pricing for extra syrups or sauces.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
Noun
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De Niro received an Oscar nomination for his unforgettable performance, and Williams brings a gentle humanism to a role that could have easily slipped into sentimentality.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Woody the sheriff and Buzz Lightyear will be back, sparking up our hearts with more fun for Fire signs who love adventure, Earth signs who appreciate the sentimentality, Air signs who laugh at the banter and Water signs who believe in fantasy.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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While leaders of the nature-study movement warned against sentimentalism and make-believe, young readers were delighted by such tales.—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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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
Noun
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Naturally, the release of those chemicals follows the completion of a race, which can lead to an outpouring of emotions for those who exert themselves during a marathon, Consuelos said.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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Each timepiece and every game tells a story of strategy, precision and emotion.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
15 July 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
Noun
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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