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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Add bourbon, lemon, ginger syrup, and bitters, and shake for six to eight seconds.
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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
Maple syrup is the star at Maple Fest this weekend at Red Oak Nature Center in North Aurora.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The same four ingredients still make up the sweet syrup popular with pecan pie bakers: cane sugar, corn syrup, molasses, and honey.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
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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
Maple syrup is the star at Maple Fest this weekend at Red Oak Nature Center in North Aurora.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The same four ingredients still make up the sweet syrup popular with pecan pie bakers: cane sugar, corn syrup, molasses, and honey.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 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 24 Mar. 2025.
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