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as in dressings
a savory fluid food used as a topping or accompaniment to a main dish
the chef poured sauce over the meat just before he served it
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as in liquors
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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Noun
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For the lovers of expensive liquors in your life, gift them the BTAC Collection Specialty Box which features six chocolates filled with some of the rarest whiskeys from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, including Eagle Rare 17, Old Rip Van Winkle and George T Stagg.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024 -
As is usually the case, alcohol is still generally cheaper at home than in bars and restaurants, and beer remains lower-priced than many liquors.—
Alexandra Byrne,
NBC News,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Jones just warns anyone who’s got digestive issues like IBS that these do have sugar alcohols, which can trigger symptoms like bloating, gas, and diarrhea.—
Jenny McCoy,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some products include artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols, which can also taste different from the sugars added to traditional ice cream.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
24 Feb. 2025
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Iran now enriches uranium to near weapons-grade levels of 60%, the only country in the world without a nuclear weapons program to do so.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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As the collection progresses, the palette deepens to moss greens and midnight blues, with textures enriches from playful sheerness to substantial leather and Mongolian shearling.—
Angela Lei,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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PAHs are created when fat and juices drip onto heat or an open flame and create smoke.—
Roxana Ehsani,
Verywell Health,
21 Mar. 2025
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The secret to ensuring this corn comes out juicy and roasted to perfection is sealing in all the flavor and juices using aluminum foil.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Sauces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sauces. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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