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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The cans are cute, but they taste like cough syrup and Windex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Indian cough syrup market is set to soar from $262.5m in 2024 to $743m by 2035, growing at a compound annual rate of 9.9%, according to Market Research Future.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
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
Q: I would like to share my recipe for honey and onion cough syrup.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Marcus’s voice was cough syrup, but his words were acid.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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