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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
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Camping is still an option at Kathleen Lake during the festival, and programming includes campfire talks and hot dog roasts, craft workshops and storytelling, with stargazing sessions led by the Yukon Astronomical Society.—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gray’s Papaya hot dog restaurant in Manhattan has served up beef franks to the hungry and frugal masses for the past five decades.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
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There will be a German costume contest, wiener toss challenge and other German games.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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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
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Long before becoming worth some $200 million, Harvey spent nearly three years homeless—sleeping in his Ford Tempo, keeping food cold in an Igloo cooler, and living on bologna sandwiches from making just $50 a week.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The salami should be good for another week, right?—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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There’s plenty of salami, too, of course, along with sweet and sharp roasted red peppers, balsamic vinegar, red onion and arugula.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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The event continues through Oct. 5, offering special food items celebrating Bavarian sausages: knockwursts, rostbratwurst and weisswurst.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 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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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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It’s known for its pizza bread with a pizza sauce, pepperoni and cheese filling, selling more than 700 a day, VanLue said, at $6 each.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Another best seller is the Aztec pizza made with sausage, onions, mushrooms, pepperoni, shrimp, bacon and jalapenos, according to Varela.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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“Frankfurter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frankfurter. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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