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
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Examples of syrup in a Sentence
ice cream and chocolate syrup
She poured syrup all over her pancakes.
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Add the honey to granola for a tantalizing edge, and use the syrup to brush atop cakes or amp up a cocktail.
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
One group received Ziziphus jujube syrup, while the other received a simple jujube syrup.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Look through a glass display onto the findings of a recent excavation dig while sipping creative cocktails like the Nordic Sour made with aquavit, Lillet Blanc, peach liqueur, lemon, dill syrup and egg white.
—Kevin Gray, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Some add butter to create a sweet syrup, and some maintain that the apples need to be cooked alongside bacon or in its grease.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
One group received Ziziphus jujube syrup, while the other received a simple jujube syrup.
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
Look through a glass display onto the findings of a recent excavation dig while sipping creative cocktails like the Nordic Sour made with aquavit, Lillet Blanc, peach liqueur, lemon, dill syrup and egg white.
—Kevin Gray, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Some add butter to create a sweet syrup, and some maintain that the apples need to be cooked alongside bacon or in its grease.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/syrup. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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