: a carbonated soft drink colored usually with caramel and flavored usually with extracts from kola nuts
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cost-of-living adjustment
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cost-of-living allowance
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Dr Pepper has a blend of 23 different flavors rather than sticking to the traditional cola flavor.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Come thirsty — there are hundreds of different types of sodas for sale, from traditional colas to more out-there flavors, like pumpkin spice.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
Caffeine in coffee, black tea, and colas has the same effects and can also trigger bladder contractions.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
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But, the hint of cola in the chocolate cookie combined with the popping candies in the vanilla cream did make for an effervescent bite.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
Dr Pepper has a blend of 23 different flavors rather than sticking to the traditional cola flavor.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 8 June 2024
Come thirsty — there are hundreds of different types of sodas for sale, from traditional colas to more out-there flavors, like pumpkin spice.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
Caffeine in coffee, black tea, and colas has the same effects and can also trigger bladder contractions.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 15 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for cola
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“Cola.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cola. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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