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molasses

[muh-las-iz] / məˈlæs ɪz /


NOUN
treacle
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New Canadian levies on dairy, molasses and other food items will also hit a big export category, as will Ottawa’s tariffs on agricultural machinery, furniture and household appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

They slurped the cafe’s signature lavashak smoothie — a tart mixture including peaches, various berries and pomegranate molasses — and munched on slow-cooked lamb over nachos with melty Armenian string cheese.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2025

Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025

“I think you like molasses even more than I do,” he said to Rosie.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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