: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Examples of ketchup in a Sentence
She put ketchup on her hamburger.
Recent Examples on the Web
The fries come with ketchup and a creamy pickle-mayonnaise.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Taco seasoning adds extra flavor to the ground beef, and salsa stands in for traditional ketchup.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
After the friend rejected the gift, Chan decided to make a Santa Claus costume entirely constructed from ketchup, soy sauce, mustard and malt vinegar packets.
—Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Favorites include ketchup, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, wasabi and hot sauce.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The scents included orange, lavender, vanilla extract, cumin, whiskey, red wine, ketchup, cough syrup, disinfectant and shoe polish.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
Aside from the debate over who owns goetta, other users questioned why anyone would put ketchup on the beloved food.
—The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
The secret-recipe sauce has been described variously as a blend of mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and Creole seasoning and as a Thousand Island-type dressing with a black-pepper kick.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Taco seasoning adds extra flavor to the ground beef, and salsa stands in for traditional ketchup.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2024
After a look of confusion or exclamation over the wasted ketchup, the partners, who are primarily men, are fairly divided in their reactions.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
After the friend rejected the gift, Chan decided to make a Santa Claus costume entirely constructed from ketchup, soy sauce, mustard and malt vinegar packets.
—Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Favorites include ketchup, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, wasabi and hot sauce.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
The scents included orange, lavender, vanilla extract, cumin, whiskey, red wine, ketchup, cough syrup, disinfectant and shoe polish.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024
Aside from the debate over who owns goetta, other users questioned why anyone would put ketchup on the beloved food.
—The Enquirer, 25 Jan. 2024
The secret-recipe sauce has been described variously as a blend of mayo, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and Creole seasoning and as a Thousand Island-type dressing with a black-pepper kick.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Ketchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketchup. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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ketchup
noun
ketch·up
variants
also catchup
or catsup
ˈkech-əp,
ˈkach-
: a thick seasoned sauce usually made from tomatoes
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