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also weiner
as in frankfurter
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Recent Examples of wiener
Then her teen-age niece Corinne (Talia Ryder) vanishes after a shift at the local wiener joint, and Honey’s involvement in the grim occurrences becomes personal and passionate.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Chestnut, 41, consumed 70½ hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his 2021 record of 76 wieners and buns.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
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
Americans didn’t invent the hot dog, but the nation’s German immigrants refined the wiener from Vienna and frankfurter from Frankfurt to a preferred game-day cuisine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
Chestnut, 41, consumed 70½ hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, falling short of his 2021 record of 76 wieners and buns.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
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
Americans didn’t invent the hot dog, but the nation’s German immigrants refined the wiener from Vienna and frankfurter from Frankfurt to a preferred game-day cuisine.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiener
Noun
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The figures of frankfurters purchased were already piling up as the Twins took batting practice roughly 90 minutes before the 7:08 p.m. first pitch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Smack dab in the middle of hot dog season is a day to celebrate the frankfurter: National Hot Dog Day, which falls this year on Wednesday, July 16.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Some have swapped the turkey for prosciutto or salami, added a drizzle of balsamic glaze, or layered in fresh arugula.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other foods high in tyramine include fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut, smoked meats like bacon, salami, and ham, and certain alcoholic beverages.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sunday dinner – a thin slice of bologna between white bread and an ounce of potato chips – isn't enough.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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The low-fat craze of the '80s and '90s left sales of similar deli meats like bologna dropping year after year, according to the blog Food Republic.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The weenie races will host heats of five dogs throughout the afternoon.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
11 Sep. 2025
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Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Those looking for a more traditional pizza option will enjoy The Classic, a red sauce pie with mozzarella, Broadbent bacon crumble, and cupping pepperoni.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kids can get cheese or pepperoni pizza, or penne pasta with meat or marinara sauce, with carrots, fruit and a drink.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the star is its kielbasa, or Polish sausage, made from an old family method that’s been handed down like genes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Pierogi Nachos: Potato and cheddar pierogi, Hatch green chile queso, Polish kielbasa and caramelized onion, served with sauerkraut and sour cream.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gradually whisk in warm chicken stock until no lumps remain; stir in andouille sausage, okra, and bay leaf.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Troy Burress was a 50-year-old sausage salesman from Ocala who was reported missing in July 1990.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The event continues through Oct. 5, offering special food items celebrating Bavarian sausages: knockwursts, rostbratwurst and weisswurst.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St.—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2023
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“Wiener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiener. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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