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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
Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
24 June 2026
Fanttik positions it for fresh spills and everyday fabric accidents, including wine, milk, tomato sauce, mud and pet footprints.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Guests can choose which sauce their Boneless Wings are tossed in from Classic Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Sweet Asian Chili, Garlic Parmesan, Extra Hot Buffalo and Hot Honey Glaze.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Noun
Karly's Kitchen’s langostino and quail egg banh khot, shown here with a vial of fish sauce.
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Sam Flemming,
AJC.com,
24 June 2026
Fanttik positions it for fresh spills and everyday fabric accidents, including wine, milk, tomato sauce, mud and pet footprints.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Verb
This sporty gastropub in the ‘burbs touts a $10 Cam’s Cheeseburger (regularly $20) all day Monday, a half-pound custom blend with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and AP sauce with a separate drink purchase.
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Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Guests can choose which sauce their Boneless Wings are tossed in from Classic Buffalo, Honey BBQ, Sweet Asian Chili, Garlic Parmesan, Extra Hot Buffalo and Hot Honey Glaze.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauce
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World Cup 2026 International ranch lovers can soon travel with a TSA-friendly kit of the popular American dressing.
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Once the car is clean, wash the wheels and tires one more time with soap and water before applying the tire dressing.
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Cellphone video shows a staff member with a bloodied mouth climbing into the back of an ambulance.
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Gleaning from context clues, French fries is season 8’s code for hand and/or mouth stuff.
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And yet Corfino tried to calm my nerves.
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The splint came off around day five, which was both exciting and nerve-wracking.
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The investigation is ongoing, and details where and how the liquor was manufactured have not been released.
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On their way to Foxborough for an opening match against Haiti, Scottish fans reportedly bought up all the beer—including Tennent's Lager, a popular beer in Scotland—at local bars and liquor stores.
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Hof Alma at Rina Rina’s signature tropical frozen gimlet is flavored with passion fruit, orange and lime juice with a base of gin.
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The base of this simple mocktail is a homemade ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.
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Wit and sass are sexy as Mercury and Jupiter harmonize.
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Verbs can deliver the sass of a runway model and a good degree of brushoff.
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For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
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This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
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Despite the teetotaling decision, stacks of beer, including Michelob Ultra, Kona Big Wave, Bud Light and Budweiser sat behind the register as workers informed attendees that alcohol would be sold beginning Thursday.
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This is essentially the Philippines’ lambanog, tuba distilled, with a high alcohol proof and a bite like rustic sugarcane alcohol.
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“Sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauce. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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