soft drink
Americannoun
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soft drinks
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of soft drink
First recorded in 1875–80
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The lemon-lime soda giant on Tuesday was named the official soft drink of the league, taking over from PepsiCo’s rival citrus brand Starry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
For Coca-Cola, sparkling soft drink volumes were flat for the quarter, while trademark Coca-Cola volume grew 1%.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
Just like the slogan of that popular soft drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The door of a blue fridge hung open, with soft drink cans on their side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
The soft drink had been named for the digestive enzyme pepsin, he sagely told us, and so was suited to the task.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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