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maple syrup
noun
: syrup made by concentrating the sap of maple trees and especially the sugar maple
Examples of maple syrup in a Sentence
pancakes served with butter and maple syrup
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For example, in recent years, China has drawn from its strategic pork reserves and Canada has released stores of maple syrup amid shortages.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Canada has the world's only strategic reserve of maple syrup, while China has strategic reserves of metals, grains and even pork products.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
However, this body happens to be submerged in a vat of maple syrup.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Remy, a security guard in charge of protecting the association’s maple syrup, meets Mike in a restaurant.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1792, in the meaning defined above
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“Maple syrup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maple%20syrup. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
maple syrup
noun
: syrup made by thickening the sap of maples and especially the sugar maple by boiling
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