Corn and Syrup

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Corn noun - Something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental.

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Syrup and corn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Syrup" instead a noun "Corn".

Nearby Words: corny, corned

Syrup noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).

Usage example: a television show for toddlers that is nothing more than pure syrup

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Corn and syrup are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corn" instead a noun "Syrup".

Nearby Word: syrupy

Also note that, when we say "sugar", what we often mean is "high-fructose corn syrup" (or HFCS), a sugar substitute derived from corn.

Source: Useful Notes / Cuisines in America
In Elf, Buddy says that elf food tries to include "all the food groups": candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.

Source: Nonsense Classification
To distance themselves from high-fructose corn syrup, some products that use regular (non-high-fructose) corn syrup are now calling it "glucose syrup" instead.

Source: Unfortunate Ingredients

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