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molasses

[muh-las-iz] / məˈlæs ɪz /


NOUN
treacle
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They slurped the cafe’s signature lavashak smoothie — a tart mixture including peaches, various berries and pomegranate molasses — and munched on slow-cooked lamb over nachos with melty Armenian string cheese.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2025

Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2025

As a child, I loved eating ribs doused in sweet tangy KC BBQ sauce made with molasses, acidic vinegar and spicy chili powder alongside my cousins.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2024

And with every blink, the molasses was rising higher.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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