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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
The Kris-cross, applesauce drivel is gone.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Nobody gave teeth the update that modern jaws are chewing less on wild game and more on applesauce, especially in their youth.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
If applesauce isn’t your thing, an apple or another piece of fruit can also work in a pinch.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Bananas Bananas are easy on the stomach and are part of the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast).
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
Nobody gave teeth the update that modern jaws are chewing less on wild game and more on applesauce, especially in their youth.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
If applesauce isn’t your thing, an apple or another piece of fruit can also work in a pinch.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 28 Jan. 2026
Bananas Bananas are easy on the stomach and are part of the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast).
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applesauce
Noun
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The spline structure inside the nuts, the non-fixed gripping posture, and interference from magnetic forces significantly increased assembly complexity.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Pillowy layers of white cake make this one a classic, but an assortment of fruits and nuts like cherries and pecans set it apart.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the early days, Romanucci and Blandin started in a small office with a card table and a plastic bag for the garbage.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Grant Nelson, signed to a 10-day contract earlier in the afternoon, saw garbage minutes late alongside Wolf, Ben Saraf, Jalen Wilson and Ochai Agbaji.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The whole tariff nonsense, the tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court, those tariffs rested on false claims by the president of the United States about economic emergency.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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And don’t give me the lacking pass protection nonsense.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The large dormitory room smelled of babies' breath and pillow drool.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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In one image—a favorite of mine—a man lies on an expanse of sand, cradling a smiling child, whose drool is pooling on the man’s shirtless chest.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
20 Dec. 2025
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What l find tiresome is l feel l am continually getting advice from people about different treatments, meds, PT, how to walk, blah blah.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Switch Out Your Throw Pillows Bringing some new throw pillows into the mix can take your living room from blah to beautiful, designers say.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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The red chile enchilada sauce is as smooth as the refried beans, and the light, fragrant rice is much more than a stiff side along for the ride.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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After, combine the ingredients, onions, and beans before topping with bacon and baking.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ford Aerospace Company was nearby, but the immediate area was known more for a buffalo ranch and a landfill, where residents of Santa Ana and other nearby cities would drop off rubbish in Newport Beach.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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As Mozart, Sam Clemmett is wonderful, carefully navigating the silliness and sullenness of a character who’s been drawn as part boy, part man.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applesauce. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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