as in sausage
a rod-shaped portion of seasoned ground meat in a casing
spicy wurst mixed with chopped potatoes is delicious
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Recent Examples of wurst
Oktoberfest season is the wurst!
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Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
The wurst wizards and spaetzle specialists from the Black Forest Inn, the iconic Minneapolis German restaurant, are doing demos throughout the day.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Enjoy specialty wine pairings with treats like chocolates and wursts.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, light the flares, pocket those tennis balls, get your wurst cooking and… Auf gehts!
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Among the wurst: In 2003, then-Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon whacked the Italian Sausage with a bat, causing the Hot Dog to tumble as well.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
The German people have been advised by a joy sucking group of foodstuff busybodies to reduce their sausage consumption to a single wurst.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
Cullman has the best of the wurst.
—al, 2 Oct. 2022
The beer hall, 1009 N. King Drive, will give away one wurst to a person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or while supplies last.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2022
Keely Brown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2025
The wurst wizards and spaetzle specialists from the Black Forest Inn, the iconic Minneapolis German restaurant, are doing demos throughout the day.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
Enjoy specialty wine pairings with treats like chocolates and wursts.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
So, light the flares, pocket those tennis balls, get your wurst cooking and… Auf gehts!
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Among the wurst: In 2003, then-Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon whacked the Italian Sausage with a bat, causing the Hot Dog to tumble as well.
—Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
The German people have been advised by a joy sucking group of foodstuff busybodies to reduce their sausage consumption to a single wurst.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
Cullman has the best of the wurst.
—al, 2 Oct. 2022
The beer hall, 1009 N. King Drive, will give away one wurst to a person from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., or while supplies last.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wurst
sausage
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Boiled potatoes, cooked shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage, mussels and noodles were held at improper holding temperatures, another repeat violation.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gambino’s pizza pies include The Mobster (beef, pork sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, onion, black olives, Canadian bacon, salami and extra cheese), and Taco Pizza (beef, onion, cheese blend, lettuce, refried beans, fresh tomato and taco sauce).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Wurst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wurst. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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