Definitions
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- adjective Resembling
molasses in any of various respects, such asconsistency ,flavor , orcolor
Etymologies
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Examples
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Black Strap rum is a deep, molasseslike rum full of rich, burnt brown-sugar flavors -- the most widely available brand is from Cruzan.
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A NY Times article by Craig S. Smith, "Académie Solemnly Mans the Barricades Against Impure French," describes the sedate, not to say molasseslike, activities of the Académie Française, which "has been toiling for 70 years on the dictionary's ninth edition and has reached only the letter P."
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Ms. Dominguez, two or three months pregnant, went to a friend's apartment and swallowed the pills one by one, washing them down with malta, a molasseslike extract sold in nearly every bodega in the neighborhood.
RedState 2009
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We found it a bit too easy to overwhelm the power steering with rapid spins of the wheel, resulting in molasseslike resistance.
unknown title 2009
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The mother cow usually hovers nearby giving you the hairy eyeball, but it’s all over so fast, she doesn’t have time to organize her molasseslike thoughts into action.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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