special sauce
noun
: secret sauce
… thinly sliced lamb served with tomato, onion and special sauce on warm pita bread …—
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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
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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
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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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