as in bologna
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
a couple of sausages and eggs make a good breakfast
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Recent Examples of sausage
Over dinner, hosts talked about taking the teens to various attractions and restaurants, hoping to give them a taste of Chicago staples such as Italian beef, Maxwell Street Polish sausage, Vienna Beef hot dogs, and deep dish and tavern cut thin crust pizzas.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
For 20 minutes, Abby and her friend tried everything to lure Milo back to shore—calling him, throwing sausages, and even enlisting the help of another dog.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The Flipside biscuit board offers three selections: house butter, crispy chicken, milk gravy, bacon syrup, sausage gravy or pimento cheese for $12.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
As a sauce fuel, try it with spicy sausage and cream.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
For 20 minutes, Abby and her friend tried everything to lure Milo back to shore—calling him, throwing sausages, and even enlisting the help of another dog.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The Flipside biscuit board offers three selections: house butter, crispy chicken, milk gravy, bacon syrup, sausage gravy or pimento cheese for $12.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025
As a sauce fuel, try it with spicy sausage and cream.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sausage
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Soon after, Henry was sleeping on an air mattress with a slow leak in the furthest reaches of Brooklyn, stealing cable from neighbors, eating bologna sandwiches and collecting bus transfers to help with his commute to Manhattan’s theaters.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Nashville haunt, with its sliced pork, pate and bologna.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Frankfurter-eating champ Joey Chestnut regained his top dog title today by consuming 70 (and a half) wieners at the 2025 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, Brooklyn.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 July 2025
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Chestnut, 41, consumed 70½ hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his 2021 record of 76 wieners and buns.—
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5 July 2025
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Information on eligibility and how to apply for the funds is available on the Entertainment Community Fund website (at this link).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The new app design comes with changes to individual roster pages, including a dashboard of quick bits of information and links at the top of the page.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Enjoy specialty wine pairings with treats like chocolates and wursts.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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So, light the flares, pocket those tennis balls, get your wurst cooking and… Auf gehts!—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
20 Aug. 2024
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“Sausage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sausage. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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