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also knackwurst
as in weiner
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Recent Examples of knockwurst
Maienfels Biergarten Grab a tankard of German beer or a knockwurst platter at Maienfels Biergarten, 505 W. Mulberry St.
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John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
Among their items: pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knockwurst and hot dogs.
—Rob Charry, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021
Burgers like the Abe Froman topped with knockwurst, The Sophia Loren with mozzarella and artichoke pesto and The G.O.A.T. with goat cheese and spicy candied bacon, all served on pretzel buns.
—Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Naperville Sun, 8 July 2018
Lunch will include knockwurst, red cabbage, carrots and potatoes, followed by birthday cake and ice cream.
—Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
Among their items: pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, knockwurst and hot dogs.
—Rob Charry, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Aug. 2021
Burgers like the Abe Froman topped with knockwurst, The Sophia Loren with mozzarella and artichoke pesto and The G.O.A.T. with goat cheese and spicy candied bacon, all served on pretzel buns.
—Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Naperville Sun, 8 July 2018
Lunch will include knockwurst, red cabbage, carrots and potatoes, followed by birthday cake and ice cream.
—Courant Community, 18 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knockwurst
Noun
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The sausage or weiner is dipped in a batter made of bread crumbs rather than cornmeal, and often paired with melty cheese and sometimes even squid ink.—
Sara Murphy,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2025
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Join Downtown Brentwood for this celebration featuring a Sierra Nevada biergarten, live music by Alpine Sound, delicious German cuisine, carnival and beer stein games, a weiner dog costume parade and an Oktoberfest market with local vendors.—
Brittany Delay,
The Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Campisi’s didn’t offer pepperoni for years, serving a hand-cut salami instead.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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Their menu highlights signature dishes and specialties such as their New York Bee Sting with spicy salami, pepperoni, and award-winning tomato sauce with a house blend of cheeses, finished with honey and dollops of ricotta.—
Vincent Medina,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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According to Advertising Week, the 27-foot-long Wienermobile had its launch as a slightly smaller four-wheel frankfurter designed and constructed to appear in parades for promotion for the Oscar Mayer Meat Company.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In 2024, more than 100,000 pounds of turkey kielbasa products were recalled after the product was discovered to have fragments of bone inside.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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My husband’s smoky kielbasa, mashed potatoes and stellar, tangy red cabbage was a stick-to-your-ribs delight, and a friend’s meatloaf was tasty, if a little dense.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Local dogs walked alongside wiener pups from 19 different European countries and other locales.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pair with linguini and pomodoro sauce or with a wiener schnitzel doused in lemon juice.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Two months earlier, a listeria outbreak among certain Boar's Head deli meats led to the discontinuation of liverwurst from its lineup of cold cuts.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Health officials in Maryland initially discovered listeria contamination in a package of unopened liverwurst.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to the South Florida Reporter, Americans consume roughly 800 million pounds of bologna each year.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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In long summer days, my friends and I could leave the house with peanut butter and jelly or bologna sandwiches in the baskets of our bicycles, and the only restriction laid down was to be home for dinner or before dark, whichever came first.—
Linda Chapin,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The pepperoni pizza with jalapeños and hot honey was nice, but was nothing exceptional.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
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One of the many gifts of sobriety is realizing that ordering a Papa John’s pepperoni pizza with extra garlic sauce at two in the morning is not only unhealthy but a classic red flag.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Knockwurst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knockwurst. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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