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Recent Examples of frankfurter
The Japanese newcomer had taken the pursuit seriously, training and coming up with a novel way to approach the contest (separate hot dogs from buns and snap the frankfurters in half before eating).
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Immigrants from the Germanic and Eastern European countries who came to this country in the mid- to late-1800s brought with them the delicatessen staples of frankfurters, sauerkraut, pickles and cold cuts like pastrami and corned beef.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
California Love stories, rock slides, 50 pounds of dirty frankfurters.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Americans didn’t invent the hot dog, but the nation’s German immigrants refined the wiener from Vienna and frankfurter from Frankfurt to a preferred game-day cuisine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Immigrants from the Germanic and Eastern European countries who came to this country in the mid- to late-1800s brought with them the delicatessen staples of frankfurters, sauerkraut, pickles and cold cuts like pastrami and corned beef.
—Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
California Love stories, rock slides, 50 pounds of dirty frankfurters.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
Americans didn’t invent the hot dog, but the nation’s German immigrants refined the wiener from Vienna and frankfurter from Frankfurt to a preferred game-day cuisine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankfurter
Noun
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The New Yorker hot dog is topped with sauerkraut, mustard and onion; the Beach Bum with chili, onion and coleslaw; and the Cortez has chili, onion, mustard and cheese.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was booted from last year’s Coney Island hot dog eating contest for signing a deal to promote Impossible nuggets and handed a one-year suspension.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In related wiener news, Jim’s Original, a Chicago street-food staple since 1939, plans on opening its first-ever location outside of the Windy City in Orange.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then her teen-age niece Corinne (Talia Ryder) vanishes after a shift at the local wiener joint, and Honey’s involvement in the grim occurrences becomes personal and passionate.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brisket, sausage, turkey, and smoked bologna are just some of the proteins available that pair well with barbecue beans, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and other sides.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Soon after, Henry was sleeping on an air mattress with a slow leak in the furthest reaches of Brooklyn, stealing cable from neighbors, eating bologna sandwiches and collecting bus transfers to help with his commute to Manhattan’s theaters.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Moscow's unprecedented violation of Polish airspace is said to be yet another salami-slicing example.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this approach, ever higher levels of the military, federal, and regional elites are gradually implicated, layer by layer, like slices of salami.—
ANDREI KOLESNIKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Sep. 2025
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Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St.—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2023
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Among their items: pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knockwurst and hot dogs.—
Rob Charry,
sun-sentinel.com,
5 Aug. 2021
Noun
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Add kielbasa, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper; cook, stirring often, until onion is tender and kielbasa is browned, about 6 minutes.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian grab included pierogies, kielbasa, sauerkraut, and Caesars.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Bake 18-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and pepperoni is crisp.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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The new meat sauce has chili flakes, cherry peppers, red bell pepper, pepperoni, red wine and garlic and herbs.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Frankies Bikinis set recently worn by Sabrina Carpenter is quite literally an itty-bitty, teenie-weenie, yellow polka dot bikini.—
Natalie Hammond,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Frankfurter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankfurter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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