variants
or saki
: a Japanese alcoholic beverage of fermented rice often served hot
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Cory McNeley, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But throughout the forum, experts warned against rushing into adoption for the sake of innovation.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The menu is global and playful, yet reliable, with some classic North American restaurant staples (hummus, $21, fish tacos, $23 for two, and Cajun blackened chicken, $39) and some Asian and Latin American inspired dishes (sake glazed Chilean seabass, $51, truffle udon carbonara, $27).
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The drink is an Aizu Homare sake.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Don’t adopt it just for its own sake.
—Cory McNeley, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But throughout the forum, experts warned against rushing into adoption for the sake of innovation.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The menu is global and playful, yet reliable, with some classic North American restaurant staples (hummus, $21, fish tacos, $23 for two, and Cajun blackened chicken, $39) and some Asian and Latin American inspired dishes (sake glazed Chilean seabass, $51, truffle udon carbonara, $27).
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
The drink is an Aizu Homare sake.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sake
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“Sake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sake. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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sake
1 of 2 noun1
: goal sense 2, purpose
for the sake of argument
2
: the good of something : advantage
the sake of our country
Etymology
Noun
Old English sacu "guilt, legal action"
Noun
Japanese
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