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Recent Examples of souse
Noun
For another Grand Turk specialty, chicken souse served with journey (called johnnycake on other Caribbean islands), Been suggests the deli at the Graceway Grand Turk or the Spot at the JAGS McCartney Airport, which serves the dish on Saturdays. Laura Begley Bloom, AFAR Media, 10 Mar. 2025 Taste traditional home cooking If fish is for Friday, the traditional Bajan dish of pudding and souse is the staple of Saturday. Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The meat in souse is first tenderized through boiling and then marinated in lime, cucumbers, peppers and seasonings to pickled perfection. Essence, 25 Nov. 2024 Guests were treated to local specialties like fresh conch salad, crack conch fritters, curry goat, chicken souse and more, with a side of carnival vibes and traditional music and dance performances. Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 Similarly, the Grenadian dish of saltfish souse, where flaked saltfish and crunchy peppers top fluffy baking powder biscuits, reminds us of the ubiquity of saltfish in the transatlantic slave trade. Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024 While assembling these souse and bakes, the complex history of the Caribbean comes into full view, as does the resilience of Grenadians who have turned the foods of their oppression such as saltfish into profoundly beautiful, delicious dishes. Lelani Lewis, Saveur, 29 Feb. 2024 The caterers served roti and jerk and pelau and souse. Victoria Brown, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2021
Verb
The party scenes are tawdry, with flappers frenetically jiggling, their underwear peeking out and soused guests making spectacles of themselves. Danielle Teller, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025 The athletes were unwinding in the locker room when Coach Mark Few and his assistants charged in and began sousing them with ice-cold water. Andrew Keh, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2023 And then there’s the soy sauce that gets soused over everything to improve bad food in a cheap restaurant. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for souse
Noun
  • Leonard was an alcoholic whose drinking began in high school.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
  • Pete’s brother, a former hockey player who misses his glory days, is an alcoholic who cares for the family’s large mink farm.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Traditional evaporators don’t work well in wet weather, but this new material stands up much better to wetting and drying, just like the rainforest birds that inspired it.
    Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
  • Use a garden hose or power washer to thoroughly wet the rug.
    Karen Grossman, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Seabreeze makes hot chocolate and dipped cones for An’s Gelato, the parent company of several award winning gelaterias including An’s Hatmakers.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • Of some concern to BBC bosses will be the corporation’s reach with young people, which dipped from 70% to 67% in 2024-25 – below its target.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Valenzuela adds that watering in the morning ensures there's sufficient time for the water to soak deep into the soil before the heat of the day.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
  • The colorful upper is breathable and moisture-wicking to keep your feet from getting sweaty or soaked by rain.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 May 2025
  • Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Each year, stories of people acting heroically to rescue others from the water turn tragic when the rescuers end up caught in the rip currents and drown.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 July 2025
  • Truckee police were searching Friday for a possible drowning victim in Donner Lake, said department officials.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • Roth did not duck then and has not ducked, hedged or wavered since.
    John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
  • Once that one finished, and the racing got going, Verstappen and Piastri battled for first place – Verstappen ducking and weaving all over the track to defend his position, though ultimately Piastri passed the Red Bull driver relatively easily.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • One video depicted water from the ceiling drenching the lobby, as well as the candy counter of a concessions stand.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • After all the fussing and fidgeting exerted in trying to nail just the right mix of comic book action, comedy and pathos, the movie emerges as a tone-deaf mishmash of underdeveloped characters, half-baked humor and unhatched plotting drenched in CGI overkill.
    Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025

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“Souse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/souse. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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