applesauce
noun
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English offers a smorgasbord of words for nonsense, some of which are better known as words for food. We have baloney, spinach, rhubarb, and toffee, not to mention full of beans. And if none of those offerings are to your taste, you can say that's pure banana oil! Seemingly innocuous applesauce was first introduced to this menu back in the early 20th century. Back then, there may have been some bias against the real stuff. Poet Wallace Stevens’s turn-of-the-century description of a meal consisting of "some unnameable smathering of greasy fritters . . . and of course the inevictable applesauce" shows a lack of respect that must have been shared by others.
Examples of applesauce in a Sentence
Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 5 May 2025
Stick to starchy, bland options like crackers, bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast, Dowler says.
—Sarah Klein, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Fresh aromas of applesauce, white pears, tangerines.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Families are asked to bring chips, a dessert, fruit or applesauce pouches to share.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applesauce. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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