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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When the war was won, the great boom in Coca-Cola’s international expansion began, fueled by a desire for the soft drink by people who had sampled it in far-flung places near the war-zone plants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
McDonald’s will also continue to offer its McChicken meal deal for $5 and McDouble meal deal for $6—each comes with four-piece McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 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
There was a soft drink bottle on the windowsill.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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