barbecue sauce
noun
: a spicy sauce that is usually eaten with barbecued food
He makes a barbecue sauce that tastes great with chicken.
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Remove the ribs from the marinade and place onto another baking tray, brush
with the barbecue sauce and place back into the oven.
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
The McRib features boneless pork slathered with tangy barbecue sauce and topped with onions and pickles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of throwing them out, Durant thought of a better idea -- turning smokey wine into barbecue sauce.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Stir in 1 cup barbecue sauce, ½ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate, and, if desired, a dash hot pepper sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
The McRib features boneless pork slathered with tangy barbecue sauce and topped with onions and pickles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead of throwing them out, Durant thought of a better idea -- turning smokey wine into barbecue sauce.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Stir in 1 cup barbecue sauce, ½ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate, and, if desired, a dash hot pepper sauce.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Barbecue sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barbecue%20sauce. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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