frankfurter

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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). 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 See All Example Sentences for frankfurter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frankfurter
Noun
  • It’s often served over top of spaghetti with a cloud of shredded Cheddar, or on a hot dog.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Hoshoryu feeds Onosato a hot dog near the Houses of Parliament.
    Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For several decades, Karl Ratzsch's Restaurant served as a downtown Milwaukee landmark for both locals and visitors hungry for wiener schnitzel, sauerbraten, and other German foods.
    Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • There will be a German costume contest, wiener toss challenge and other German games.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sunday dinner – a thin slice of bologna between white bread and an ounce of potato chips – isn't enough.
    Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The low-fat craze of the '80s and '90s left sales of similar deli meats like bologna dropping year after year, according to the blog Food Republic.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Other foods high in tyramine include fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, smoked meats like bacon, salami, and ham, and certain alcoholic beverages.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Gambino’s pizza pies include The Mobster (beef, pork sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, onion, black olives, Canadian bacon, salami and extra cheese), and Taco Pizza (beef, onion, cheese blend, lettuce, refried beans, fresh tomato and taco sauce).
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The event continues through Oct. 5, offering special food items celebrating Bavarian sausages: knockwursts, rostbratwurst and weisswurst.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Ukrainian grab included pierogies, kielbasa, sauerkraut, and Caesars.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Some of those menu items include orange chicken with egg rolls, fish tacos, salads, wraps and a beef and turkey pepperoni pizza.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Gambino’s pizza pies include The Mobster (beef, pork sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, onion, black olives, Canadian bacon, salami and extra cheese), and Taco Pizza (beef, onion, cheese blend, lettuce, refried beans, fresh tomato and taco sauce).
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Frankfurter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankfurter. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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