cough syrup
Americannoun
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cough syrups
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cough syrup
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Alas, my limited survey reveals they taste like carbonated cough syrup with a Windex chaser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Chris Robinson, the actor who played Dr. Rick Webber on “General Hospital” and also introduced America to a classic turn of phrase in a commercial for cough syrup, has died of heart failure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
The same sum will also be paid to the families of four children who became disabled after consuming the cough syrup.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2024
Strain and use the liquid as a cough syrup.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Like standing mean mouthed over Vonetta and Fern until they swallow a tablespoon each of hard pine cough syrup.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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