: a sweet drink consisting of soda water, flavoring, and often ice cream
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: the faro card that shows faceup in the dealing box before play begins
Examples of soda in a Sentence
I ordered fries and a soda.
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 May 2026 Other drinks served include teas, energy drinks, matchas, lemonade, shakes, sodas and smoothies.—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Pontillo said customers new to dirty soda should just start by picking their favorite soda and go from there.—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 Spray the racks well with vinegar, then sprinkle baking soda over them.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for soda
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Etymology
Italian, from Arabic suwwād, any of several saltworts from the ashes of which sodium carbonate is obtained