soft drink

noun

: a usually carbonated nonalcoholic beverage
especially : soda pop

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The suspects fled with the cash, some lottery scratcher tickets and some soft drinks, authorities said. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 12 June 2025 Stock image/file photo: A woman looks at shelves stocked with soft drinks in a grocery store. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Participating fathers will receive unlimited video game play all day with admission, along with a buffet of food for competitive fuel, including cheeseburger sliders, flatbread cheese pizza, crispy chicken bites, pretzel dogs, French fries, macaroni and cheese, unlimited soft drinks and iced tea. Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 10 June 2025 The increase continues for each additional drink, researchers said, and includes things like soft drinks and energy drinks as well as common sports drinks. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft drink

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soft drink was in 1843

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“Soft drink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20drink. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

soft drink

noun
: a sweet flavored beverage containing no alcohol
especially : soda pop

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