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language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
all that talk about taking up the farming life was just a lot of spoiled applesauce
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Recent Examples of applesauce
Two chia seed hacks that have gone viral on TikTok recently include adding chia seeds to applesauce or jam for a high-fiber treat.
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Eleesha Lockett,
Verywell Health,
10 May 2026
Each meal comes with a drink and a choice of small fries, small tots, or applesauce.
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Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Its apple flavor comes from a mix of applesauce and apple cider, which keeps it nice and moist.
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Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
This three-ingredient applesauce is the best way to savor fall apples all year.
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Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for applesauce
Eleesha Lockett,
Verywell Health,
10 May 2026
Each meal comes with a drink and a choice of small fries, small tots, or applesauce.
—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
Its apple flavor comes from a mix of applesauce and apple cider, which keeps it nice and moist.
—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
3 May 2026
This three-ingredient applesauce is the best way to savor fall apples all year.
—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for applesauce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for applesauce
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Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds.
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California's Central Valley, stretching some 20,000 square miles (51,800 square kilometers), is an agricultural powerhouse that's estimated to produce 40% of the nation's fruits, nuts and other table foods, including most of its nectarines.
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Decomposing food can release hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas synonymous with landfills and garbage.
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Epidemics, worsened by the unsanitary conditions caused by the mountains of garbage the government has stopped collecting, combine with the shortage of medicines and the dire state of medical facilities.
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Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.
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There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.
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At the same time, the plants unable to detect the molecular signature of the caterpillar’s drool were largely ignored by the wasps.
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Hicks can take advantage of the matchup and cash his home run prop at drool-inducing +700 odds.
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Green Bay Packers For a team coming off back-to-back wild-card-round exits and that hasn’t reached the conference championship game since the 2020 season, the Packers had a rather blah offseason.
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Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.
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Then stuff them with any combo of roasted veggies like onion, squash, broccoli and carrots, and rice or beans.
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How to Eat To eat the beans, remove the inedible green pods and boil them, says Allen.
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Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.
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So where does the rubbish come from?
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The silliness of that aspect of the story is baked into this interpretation, with several very meta acknowledgments.
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No, no jersey burnings or any of that silliness in the wake of Antetokounmpo working his way out of Milwaukee.
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/applesauce. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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