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as in mouth
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
if you put up with any sauce from them, they'll only get worse
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as in nerve
shameless boldness
the woman was shocked by the sauce of the child who ran right up to her and asked for money
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as in liquor
slang
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
as soon as she returned home from the graveyard shift, she'd be hitting the sauce
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Recent Examples of sauce
Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Longtime customers may also recognize Wardell’s son, Martell Hooks, who sauces up slabs alongside him.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Minimize salad dressings and sauces.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Along with a cooler packed with ice and cold drinks, toss in your condiment bottles (or even spare packets from takeout) in case anyone needs to sauce up their snacks.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
Longtime customers may also recognize Wardell’s son, Martell Hooks, who sauces up slabs alongside him.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Verb
Filled with tender onion and soft goat cheese and nestled in a pool of Gruyère sauce, his elegant riff seemed true to classic French technique yet unconstrained by it.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Minimize salad dressings and sauces.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sauce
Noun
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Known for its soul food, Silver Sands Café offers hearty weekend plates of salmon croquettes, rice and gravy, collard greens, and cornbread dressing.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Then add a second dressing in spring before planting.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Their feces leave parasites on a person’s skin, and the parasites can go into a person’s body via the eyes, mouth, or an open wound.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead of the old-school triangle eyes and jagged mouth designs, this year's top trends are all about mixing tradition with fresh tools and vibrant colors.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new neurons integrated smoothly with existing nerve circuits.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the manifestation—hair-tucking, shorts-pulling, ball-bouncing, bobbing, pocket-checking, or something else entirely—the familiarity of these motions can have a soothing effect, calming the player’s nerves before a big shot.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dumas was last seen on surveillance footage entering and leaving a liquor store with two women.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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During meetings, Díaz de la Portilla would sometimes drink liquor out of a coffee mug or a paper cup, according to former staffers who spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.—
Joey Flechas,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Soy sauce is an essential condiment used on sushi, in marinades, and to flavor stir-fries and salad dressings.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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Essentially a cocktail made with shochu and soda water, the popular Japanese drink is usually flavored with fruit.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Here, played by the black actress Karen Bryson, the character is all brains and sass.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kids typically say it while tapping their middle or index finger against their thumb, often with a hint of sass.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
29 July 2025
Noun
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This crisis has shown us which world leaders will not only consent to this genocide, but brutally discipline their populations for having the gall to question it.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Then there are parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in the galls and go on to devour the entire oak gall wasp.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the bar, Jeremiah is drunk and drowning his pain in alcohol.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauce. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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