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cough syrup

NOUN
syrup for soothing cough
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Dr Khan says he has "seen even MD pediatricians prescribe ambroxol cough syrup for children".

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

Strain and use the liquid as a cough syrup.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2024

An old campaign slogan for cough syrup, "It tastes awful. And it works," seemed to imply that any sweet content might have diminished the medicinal effect.

From Science Daily Oct. 25, 2023

A sense of dread trickled down Percy’s throat like cough syrup.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan



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