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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

The flavors are sour blue or cough syrup.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri