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language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
all that talk about taking up the farming life was just a lot of spoiled applesauce
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Recent Examples of applesauce
If applesauce isn’t your thing, an apple or another piece of fruit can also work in a pinch.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 May 2026
This three-ingredient applesauce is the best way to savor fall apples all year.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Families can still order favorites like the Justaburger, Whatachick’n Strips, Whatachick’n Bites or Grilled Cheese, all paired with fries or applesauce, and a drink.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
My mother’s blueberry muffins used fresh berries, whole wheat flour, and applesauce instead of refined sugar.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for applesauce
Lindsey Desoto, Health, 1 May 2026
This three-ingredient applesauce is the best way to savor fall apples all year.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Families can still order favorites like the Justaburger, Whatachick’n Strips, Whatachick’n Bites or Grilled Cheese, all paired with fries or applesauce, and a drink.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
My mother’s blueberry muffins used fresh berries, whole wheat flour, and applesauce instead of refined sugar.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applesauce
Noun
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The key is building meals around high-fiber foods like beans, lentils, whole grains, berries, seeds, vegetables and nuts.—
Ryan Brennan
June 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The company's specialty nuts -- cashews, confections and snack mixes -- follow the same quality standards as its world famous Virginia Peanuts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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While the Doral incinerator used to burn about half of the county’s daily trash supply, Miami-Dade is now using trucks and trains to send its garbage to landfills across Florida.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The only way real barriers to non-factory service could be required to work on a ladder-frame gas-engine truck would be if the automaker intentionally loaded it with proprietary nonsense.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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Yet more arrant nonsense, coming from someone who has repeatedly been cited for spreading vaccine misinformation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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At the same time, the plants unable to detect the molecular signature of the caterpillar’s drool were largely ignored by the wasps.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Hicks can take advantage of the matchup and cash his home run prop at drool-inducing +700 odds.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
4 June 2026
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There’s also the logical blah blah that a sequel is good for the greater franchise ecosystem, read viewers will rewatch Star Wars movies on Disney+, etc.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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Dinner can bring in beans, lentils, barley, brown rice, farro or whole-wheat pasta.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
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In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, green beans, beans, and basil.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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So where does the rubbish come from?—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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With no petrol to run dustbin trucks, rubbish is being burnt in the streets.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
31 May 2026
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On one hand, this is silliness; Swift barely even lived here.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Yet, away from the court, these two personify the best qualities of friendship and the silliness that comes with it.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applesauce. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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