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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
Imagine pouring syrup over a rock cake – all the lumps, all the bumps, will determine where the syrup goes and how fast.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The syrup industry is one of many that depend to some degree on immigrant labor through the H1-B program because of the seasonal nature of the work.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Cane syrup, molasses, sorghum syrup, and local honey are all acceptable ways to add some sugar to a Southern plate, and most readers called out brands that are made right here in the South, like Golden Eagle Syrup from Alabama, Blackburn Syrup from Texas, and Steen’s Syrup from Louisiana.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The cooked sugar and buttermilk syrup gets poured onto the warm carrot layers, absorbing into the sponge for added moisture and a super tender crumb.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The syrup industry is one of many that depend to some degree on immigrant labor through the H1-B program because of the seasonal nature of the work.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Cane syrup, molasses, sorghum syrup, and local honey are all acceptable ways to add some sugar to a Southern plate, and most readers called out brands that are made right here in the South, like Golden Eagle Syrup from Alabama, Blackburn Syrup from Texas, and Steen’s Syrup from Louisiana.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The cooked sugar and buttermilk syrup gets poured onto the warm carrot layers, absorbing into the sponge for added moisture and a super tender crumb.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syrup
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The Academy did not specifically name Ballal in a statement condemning violence. overnights Yesterday at 9:30 p.m. RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Mom and Pop Drag Race’s penchant for sentimentality ends up making for an entertaining and memorable episode.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2025
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That would better satisfy the yearning for sentimentality that director John Rando relies on.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 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
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King’s honeyed voiceover begins the film with a kind of sentimentalism about childhood and its innocence.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
4 July 2024
Noun
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Internal Anger Anger is an unpleasant emotion that is often considered not socially acceptable to express.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
30 Mar. 2025
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This method eliminates reactive emotions, allows for clearer self-expression and encourages both partners to process their thoughts and feelings before responding.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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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
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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 9 Apr. 2025.
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