special sauce
noun
: secret sauce
… thinly sliced lamb served with tomato, onion and special sauce on warm pita bread …—
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What to order: The New Jersey steak sub (cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil and vinegar, and Jones’ special sauce) for $7.89.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
That three-month period cemented Sabathia as one of the greats of the game, and may have been the special sauce needed to catapult his career from great to glorious.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
They're served on a big plate with a side of special sauce.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
That three-month period cemented Sabathia as one of the greats of the game, and may have been the special sauce needed to catapult his career from great to glorious.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
They're served on a big plate with a side of special sauce.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 8 July 2024
Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Special sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20sauce. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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