special sauce
noun
: secret sauce
… thinly sliced lamb served with tomato, onion and special sauce on warm pita bread …—
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New TimesThe special sauce is their software that enables the computers to tell whether a call has reached a live person or an answering device …—Tiernan Ray
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The Double Big Mac has all the same ingredients of its smaller sibling, the Big Mac — lettuce, cheddar cheese, pickles, onions and special sauce — yet stands taller with four beef patties and three sesame seed buns.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Plus, all the special sauce would run out of the sides of the buns.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Meantime, younger hip-hop artists started calling on Wilson to add his special sauce to their recordings.
—Alan Light, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
The numbers show us that tech, as a foundational element combined with human touch, is the special sauce in achieving a personalized digital experience.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Detroit-style specialty pizzas include fun pies like The Happiest Meal, a ground beef/cheese/pickle/special sauce concoction meant to evoke a cheeseburger and The Godfather Part II, an alfredo-sauce/chicken/mushroom combo with dabs of sriracha.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
Yes, the sandwich was dominated by the flavors of pickle brine, onion and special sauce.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
This trending TikTok recipe makes a fun new addition to taco night, and is complete with cheese, pickles lettuce and a special sauce.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
Nvidia’s special sauce is in knowing when to use which format.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Plus, all the special sauce would run out of the sides of the buns.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Meantime, younger hip-hop artists started calling on Wilson to add his special sauce to their recordings.
—Alan Light, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
The numbers show us that tech, as a foundational element combined with human touch, is the special sauce in achieving a personalized digital experience.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Detroit-style specialty pizzas include fun pies like The Happiest Meal, a ground beef/cheese/pickle/special sauce concoction meant to evoke a cheeseburger and The Godfather Part II, an alfredo-sauce/chicken/mushroom combo with dabs of sriracha.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024
Yes, the sandwich was dominated by the flavors of pickle brine, onion and special sauce.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
This trending TikTok recipe makes a fun new addition to taco night, and is complete with cheese, pickles lettuce and a special sauce.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
Nvidia’s special sauce is in knowing when to use which format.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Special sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20sauce. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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