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applesauce

noun

ˈa-pəl-ˌsȯs How to pronounce applesauce (audio)
Definition of applesaucenext
slang
as in nuts
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 Rabin helped oversee the FDA’s investigation into applesauce pouches contaminated with lead in 2023. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 14 July 2026 The concrete mix should be the consistency of applesauce. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 Each of the cult members went knowingly, eating a container of applesauce spiked with phenobarbital, and Applewhite did too, though the movie stages his suicide as a catharsis of dread. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 June 2026 Tuesday, June 2, Pork Loin, sweet potatoes, green beans, whole grain roll, Romaine salad and tomatoes, applesauce, milk. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for applesauce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applesauce
  1. nuts
  2. garbage
  3. nonsense
  4. drool
  5. blah
  6. beans
  7. rubbish
  8. silliness
Noun
  • My pungent plateful grew in strength from tomme to Shropshire blue, accompanied by crusty bread, fruit and nuts.
    — Adrienne Wyper, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Poblano peppers are charred and peeled, then stuffed with picadillo, a mix of ground beef, spices, nuts and seasonal fruits such as pears and apples.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Remove food that attracts wild animals by keeping garbage in closed, secure containers.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The only people who spoke up for this garbage were the people who put it together.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • The other two, the no-nonsense Clara (Ayanna Nicole Thomas) and the all-nonsense Farley (Gabriel Marcus Omlor), have a subplot of their own.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Ziegler says his team may find that a model produces nonsense under an unusual formatting request or that an external safety checker needs to intervene more frequently.
    — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • Pillows turn yellow due to sweat, body oils, drool, hair products, and moisture.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Drooling that is new, heavy, or persistent is something to note, though Walker said what accompanies the drool is the key sign.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of drool
Noun
  • There's been some good, but, generally, it's just been sort of blah.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That’s where all the problems come from—the shrinkage, the color, blah, blah, blah.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blah
Noun
  • Three of the four are co-ferments, which means the beans are put in anaerobic tanks, where oxygen is extracted and fruit is added.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The menu features coffee, with beans provided by Daily Grind, tea, hot and cold drinks, and locally made Hosmer Miuntain Soda, along with an assortment of pastries, bagels, and seasonal goodies round out the menu.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • This bit of silliness was originally featured in the Win Column, the AJC’s daily sports newsletter.
    — Rahul Deshpande, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Its silliness, therefore, cannot have the emotional impact of the chicken-talk scene in Bocking, or the hot-dogs-as-fingers segment in the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of silliness

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