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as in mouth
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse
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as in nerve
shameless boldness
the woman was shocked by the sauce of the child who ran right up to her and asked for money
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as in liquor
slang
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
as soon as she returned home from the graveyard shift, she'd be hitting the sauce
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Recent Examples of sauce
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Cuisinett will serve French-tradition rotisserie chickens, a Parisian sandwich with ham, mornay sauce, Swiss cheese and cornichons, and more.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Pecorino Romano, grated on the smallest holes of a box grater, and toss, adding more pasta cooking liquid if sauce is dry, until cheese is melted and sauce coats pasta.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Puffy pockets pool with cinnamon streusel, vanilla cream and salted caramel sauce.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Cuisinett will serve French-tradition rotisserie chickens, a Parisian sandwich with ham, mornay sauce, Swiss cheese and cornichons, and more.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Verb
Guests can choose which sauce their Boneless Wings are tossed in from Classic Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Sweet Asian Chili, Garlic Parmesan, Extra Hot Buffalo and Hot Honey Glaze.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Pecorino Romano, grated on the smallest holes of a box grater, and toss, adding more pasta cooking liquid if sauce is dry, until cheese is melted and sauce coats pasta.
—Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauce
Noun
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World Cup 2026 International ranch lovers can soon travel with a TSA-friendly kit of the popular American dressing.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Once the car is clean, wash the wheels and tires one more time with soap and water before applying the tire dressing.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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Cellphone video shows a staff member with a bloodied mouth climbing into the back of an ambulance.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Gleaning from context clues, French fries is season 8’s code for hand and/or mouth stuff.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Noun
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And yet Corfino tried to calm my nerves.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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The splint came off around day five, which was both exciting and nerve-wracking.—
Victoria Oliva,
Allure,
23 June 2026
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The investigation is ongoing, and details where and how the liquor was manufactured have not been released.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
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On their way to Foxborough for an opening match against Haiti, Scottish fans reportedly bought up all the beer—including Tennent's Lager, a popular beer in Scotland—at local bars and liquor stores.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Hof Alma at Rina Rina’s signature tropical frozen gimlet is flavored with passion fruit, orange and lime juice with a base of gin.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
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The base of this simple mocktail is a homemade ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.—
Ashlyn Ware,
Midwest Living,
20 June 2026
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Wit and sass are sexy as Mercury and Jupiter harmonize.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Verbs can deliver the sass of a runway model and a good degree of brushoff.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Wild raspberries, black raspberries, and blackberries all carry diseases like mosaic virus, orange rust, anthracnose, cane blight, spur blight, and crown or cane gall.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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Feeding mites produce the fluffy gall that cannot be rubbed off the plants.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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In the years after Buffy, Brendon, who did not have any kids, spoke out about struggling with depression as well as alcohol and substance addictions, checking into rehab between multiple arrests, including for domestic violence charges and prescription fraud.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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Smilianska was never asked to take a test for drugs or alcohol.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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“Sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauce. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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