cough syrup
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Alas, my limited survey reveals they taste like carbonated cough syrup with a Windex chaser.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"The Europeans took from us anything that was liquid, like a cough syrup," said Rabia.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
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
Sally is cough syrup; she tastes bad, but my mother insists she’s good for me.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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