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as in mouth
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse
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as in nerve
shameless boldness
the woman was shocked by the sauce of the child who ran right up to her and asked for money
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as in liquor
slang
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
as soon as she returned home from the graveyard shift, she'd be hitting the sauce
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Recent Examples of sauce
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Return carrots to sauce mixture and reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until carrots are tender and lightly glazed in sauce, about 8 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Or try alpaca carpaccio, the rich meat brightened with a pesto-style sauce.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Read more: Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1; sauce brand capitalizes on blunder
Shortly after his inauguration in January, Trump signed an order rescinding regulations for AI expansion that had previously been adopted by former President Joe Biden.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Return carrots to sauce mixture and reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, stirring frequently, until carrots are tender and lightly glazed in sauce, about 8 minutes.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
The menu, created by IT group’s head chef Romualdo Palladino, features appetizers such as the mini buns with sweet and sour chicken and mustard sauce.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Or try alpaca carpaccio, the rich meat brightened with a pesto-style sauce.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauce
Noun
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Silken tofu can be blended into smoothies or used as a base for soups and creamy sauces, dressings, and dips.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
23 June 2025
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Pimple patches mimic the same technology that’s used in hydrocolloid wound dressings.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Right as Elio opens his mouth to respond, the scene cuts, and the credits return.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
20 June 2025
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Internet users can't get enough of an adorable cat whose tongue is perpetually hanging out of his mouth due to having so many of his teeth removed.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The Englishman, chasing his first PGA Tour win and clearly feeling the nerves, went back and forth on his approach shot before swapping his 9-iron for his pitching wedge at the last second.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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The nerves were palpable throughout before Vondroušová streaked away with the deciding set, taking the match 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-2.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Woman wearing long white dress dancing in low light holding bottle of liquor.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The jury did convict Read of operating under the influence of liquor, and she was sentenced to one year of probation.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
24 June 2025
Verb
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Lacroix and Kirkland flavored sparkling water are mainstays in our home.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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In a world of a million water options—sparkling, flavored, and about a zillion combinations of the two—my husband and I have a special place in our hearts (and our refrigerator) for coconut water.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Above all, LuPone is dramatic in the Broadway-lineage sense: There is a grandeur to her banter and her sass is playing all the way to the seats at the back.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
28 May 2025
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Einstein lives up to her name with sass and smarts, the diva of the bunch.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Lia Thomas stole a medal through deceit, and this rag has the gall to call him a 'champion'?—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Officers patrolling the park found the man drinking an open container of alcohol by W. 137th St. and Riverside Drive at about 10:05 p.m. Thursday.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Steele was arrested in 2024 for driving under the influence of alcohol after a car crash, but has been fighting the charge and is due back in court later this summer.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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“Sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauce. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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