as in bologna
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
a couple of sausages and eggs make a good breakfast
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Recent Examples of sausage
Try Menorcan specialities like sobrasada – squidgy sausage – and at least three cheeses, plus the Catalan classic of grated tomato on bread with olive oil.
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Adrienne Wyper,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
It's loaded with corn on the cob, fluffy baby potatoes, smoky andouille sausage, and shrimp.
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Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Making sausage Take Senate Bill 905, one of the most sweeping reform bills out there.
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Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Try the Miners Beach special, covered in pepperoni, sausage, jalapeños, ham, and pineapple.
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Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sausage
Adrienne Wyper,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
It's loaded with corn on the cob, fluffy baby potatoes, smoky andouille sausage, and shrimp.
—
Lizzy Briskin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
Making sausage Take Senate Bill 905, one of the most sweeping reform bills out there.
—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
21 June 2026
Try the Miners Beach special, covered in pepperoni, sausage, jalapeños, ham, and pineapple.
—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sausage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sausage
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Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing, then cooked.
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One editor compared its flavor to bologna.
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On the final lap of the two-lap sprint, we were treated to some incredible three-wiener-wide racing down the backstretch.
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The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.
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Michael Tippett, a climate scientist at Columbia University who studies the ties between El Niño and weather patterns, said that on average, there is no strong link between El Niño and shifts in summer weather patterns over the US and Europe.
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Buffett and his aides have been in contact with the foundation’s leadership in a bid to learn more about its links to Epstein, the Journal’s report added.
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Menu staples include spaetzle, goulash, schnitzel, and wurst platters.
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Menu items include a make-your-own schnitzel sandwich, potato salad, keto schnitzel (pork rind coating with homemade secret spices), homemade pretzels and a curry wurst (a Bavarian Stiglmeier brat, sliced and served in a bowl with Bo's sauce).
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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sausage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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