barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars sub has chicken tenders, bacon, cheddar cheese, coleslaw and barbecue sauce.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Transfer the barbecue sauce to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Linden Belew, from Cooper City, Florida, earned third place in the contest for best Kentucky bourbon barbecue sauce.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
This crowd-pleasing appetizer marries chili sauce and barbecue sauce for a dump-and-stir success.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Transfer the barbecue sauce to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 6 months.
—Meredith Wolf Schizer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Linden Belew, from Cooper City, Florida, earned third place in the contest for best Kentucky bourbon barbecue sauce.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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