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as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
you only pay for three CDs; the fourth one they give you is just gravy
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Recent Examples of gravy
Guests choose from two weekly rotating meats with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal veggies and gravy.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Expectations were low enough that everything that’s happened since feels like gravy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Just think about where the Giants would’ve been without … good gravy, the farm system was in a weird place back then.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Scallions, garlic and red pepper flakes go in next, lending pep, before broth is added to thin the roux out into a gravy.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Expectations were low enough that everything that’s happened since feels like gravy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Just think about where the Giants would’ve been without … good gravy, the farm system was in a weird place back then.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Scallions, garlic and red pepper flakes go in next, lending pep, before broth is added to thin the roux out into a gravy.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravy
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Egg on a Roll The Brisket Firecracker is a breakfast sandwich with an egg soufflé, pepper jack cheese, smoked brisket and an elote sauce with Cry Baby Craig’s hot sauce.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
28 Jan. 2026
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Think baked dishes, one-pan pastas, or rich but approachable sauces.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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To replenish its forces and keep up the pressure on Kyiv, Moscow is offering cash bonuses, freeing convicts from prison and luring foreigners to its army.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Everyone received a sizable bonus.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Experts have worried that this dynamic could lead to a phenomenon referred to as the liar’s dividend, in which bad actors use the claim that authentic media is AI-generated in order to create distrust and avoid accountability.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Still, cost estimates for the checks from three nonpartisan groups all showed that the dividend payments could cost more than what tariffs bring in over the course of a year.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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South Korea’s anti-graft law bans public officials and their spouses from receiving gifts valued at more than $750 in connection with their public duties.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of Kossoff’s charcoal drawings of Christ Church hangs in the living room of the writer Iain Sinclair’s house in Hackney, a gift from the artist.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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This has a better chance of safeguarding the duty‑free retail model and ensuring policymakers understand the channel’s economic contribution.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Which means Google is on the hook for precisely zero dollars — though any contribution at all is subject to the company’s goodwill.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even her nails were on the simpler side, with a perfectly pretty French manicure topped off with subtly shimmering tips.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2026
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The small heater also has several safety features, including tip-over protection and a cool-to-touch body.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Gravy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravy. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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