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as in dressings
a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish
the chef poured sauce over the meat just before he served it
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as in liquors
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 sauces
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
The softer texture can make the avocado easier to use in sauces and guacamole, especially when natural flavor is not essential to the dish.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
This 12-quart stockpot is perfect for pasta, soups, sauces, gumbo, and more.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Vinegary or peppery sauces pair well with malty beers, like an Oktoberfest or Marzen beer.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Those aisles typically included a limited selection of international products, often offering primarily sauces or oils.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Try topping skyr with nuts, berries, and honey or using skyr to add creaminess to soups and sauces.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 May 2026
Use frozen mango straight from the freezer for smoothies, sorbets, sauces, baked goods, or just for snacking on.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Noun
The restaurant is known for its fresh pastas with light sauces in a rustic but trendy dining room.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
The softer texture can make the avocado easier to use in sauces and guacamole, especially when natural flavor is not essential to the dish.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
This 12-quart stockpot is perfect for pasta, soups, sauces, gumbo, and more.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Vinegary or peppery sauces pair well with malty beers, like an Oktoberfest or Marzen beer.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Those aisles typically included a limited selection of international products, often offering primarily sauces or oils.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Try topping skyr with nuts, berries, and honey or using skyr to add creaminess to soups and sauces.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 May 2026
Use frozen mango straight from the freezer for smoothies, sorbets, sauces, baked goods, or just for snacking on.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauces
Noun
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The company relies on derivatives from oil and gas production to manufacture its products, which includes medical dressings.—
Pippa Stevens,Macklin Fishman,
CNBC,
24 May 2026
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The bowls can pull double duty and be used to serve dressings, sauces and dips as well.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Stay Zero Proof, located in Chinatown, doubles as a lounge and retail space — visitors can order from a menu of mocktails or browse a wide selection of non-alcoholic liquors and wines to sip or take home.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Certain American liquors are not affected by tariffs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Filled with vegetables, greens, and spices this one-pot pasta is a vegetarian dream.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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Plus, the mint base contrasted with the purple detailing is playful and effortlessly spices up any outfit.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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An edible garden by landscape designer Lily Kwong offers overseas travelers an introduction to local plants, like the butterfly pea flower, which is commonly used in Peranakan cuisine, and fragrant pandan, which is harvested for use in some of the hotel’s food and drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Signature drinks include a miso old fashioned, an oolong Manhattan and the kaffir lime soda, which combines Suntory Roku gin with kaffir lime, lychee, lemon, saffron and soda.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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This broke the solid waste into soluble monomers and alcohols that later served as hydrogen donors in the reaction.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Sugar alcohols, such as xylitol and erythritol, also have the potential to raise blood sugar, which can be an issue for those with diabetes.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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Knowledge mining also enriches automated monitoring.—
Dustin Johnson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Concern has grown over on whether AI will become a catalyst that enriches humanity or a technological toxin that dulls human intelligence while wiping out millions of high-paying jobs.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Bathrooms are coated with marble and feature a tub and shower, both stocked with Diptyque toiletries in pump bottles and bath salts with loofahs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Wine bottles line its open cabinets.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Breakfast is a joy, above the beach on the restaurant terrace, with endless juices and smoothies and little dishes to choose from, from coconut yoghurt with muesli to fresh papaya to spicy lentils.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Simply fill the machine with your choice of vodka, tequila, whiskey, gin or rum, insert a cocktail capsule containing premium juices, bitters and botanical extracts, and let Bartesian do the rest.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Sauces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauces. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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