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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
Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Your choice of white or dark meat is freshly fried to order and then sauced in a variety of tasty combinations.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Butter pecan sticky buns: Sweet dough in butter pecan sauce, baked with praline pecan topping.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Cover and cook until cheese melts and sauce thickens enough to coat meatballs, about 1 hour on HIGH or 2 hours LOW.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Your choice of white or dark meat is freshly fried to order and then sauced in a variety of tasty combinations.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
Verb
Tender meatballs and tangy sauce are a winning combo that comes together even better in a portable slider.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Butter pecan sticky buns: Sweet dough in butter pecan sauce, baked with praline pecan topping.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauce
Noun
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Make a simple legume (e.g., chickpea) salad with lemon dressing to enhance absorption of nonheme iron. Store lemons in the crisper section of your fridge to maximize freshness.—
Isabel Vasquez RD LDN,
Health,
21 Aug. 2025
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A lot of it came out of the dressing rather than the architecture.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes when his mouth opens in a meow, little to no sound comes out.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Stock image: Two dogs play with a toy in their mouth on the grass.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The surgery comes with risks, including nerve injury and a loss of range of motion.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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King has been out since mid-May with a nerve impingement near his right (throwing) shoulder.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bardstown Road residents have a opportunity to make their voice heard about liquor licenses thanks to a new survey launched by Metro Alcoholic Beverage Control to gather community sentiment.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Aug. 2025
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An heir to the Seagram liquor fortune paid $5 million for a new Scottsdale home.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Cottage Cheese Cottage cheese is a creamy, high-protein snack that can be flavored with different fruits or nuts.6 Offer your child a cup of cottage cheese with fresh berries and a drizzle of honey.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
21 Aug. 2025
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Outside, the cake is frosted in creamy buttercream flavored with lemon and orange.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Howard preferred simmer to boil, sugar to sass, and never lacked spunk.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
16 July 2025
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When newly widowed Brenda (Angela Bassett) meets her strict, no-nonsense father for the first time, Madea steps in with her signature sass.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Soak up the gall of losing, absorb the horrible information, feel it to the full, go there—and then rebound, with superb elasticity.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
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And No Real Thorns An element of the posting that has gotten the gall of especially AI ethicists is that the era of AGI and ASI seems to be portrayed as solely uplifting and joyous.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 22-year-old man from Aurora was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol at 1:02 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 1200 block of East Ogden Avenue.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Systolic and diastolic blood pressure both increase over time with alcohol intake, according to a report published Aug. 14.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauce. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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