special sauce

noun

: secret sauce
… thinly sliced lamb served with tomato, onion and special sauce on warm pita bread …New Times
The 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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So, ask yourself, which tasks require the special sauce, and which don't? Heather Peters, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 There’s a special sauce for creating the guidelines that includes adjustments and calculations, Ghertner said. Arthur Allen, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025 The special sauce consists of a balance of empathy, clarity and speed. Stefan Pollack, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 There's a special sauce for creating the guidelines that includes adjustments and calculations, Ghertner said. Arthur Allen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for special sauce

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of special sauce was in 1848

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“Special sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20sauce. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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