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Examples of salad oil in a Sentence
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Later Clark was asked if a salad oil swindle every few years might be a clever idea.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2024
If ants become a problem, the department says to cover the hanging wire with salad oil.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
Some were plastic trays filled with salad oil (to trap any insect that landed).
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Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2012
Andrea and Frank Sacco ran Consumers Outlet on Grand Avenue as well, selling La Rosa macaroni for 8 cents and Fiorello salad oil for 79 cents a gallon.
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Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2022
For the coleslaw dressing recipe, shake together cider vinegar, salad oil, dry mustard, and caraway seeds, then let all the veggies marinate for a few hours before digging in.
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Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat salad oil until hot; stir in flour and cook 1 minute, stirring.
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Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2014
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Word History
First Known Use
1537, in the meaning defined above
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“Salad oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20oil. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
salad oil
noun
: a vegetable oil fit for use in salad dressings
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