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molasses

[muh-las-iz] / məˈlæs ɪz /


NOUN
treacle
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My three most used ingredients right now would have to be cornmeal, seasoning meat and sorghum molasses.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

As a child, I loved eating ribs doused in sweet tangy KC BBQ sauce made with molasses, acidic vinegar and spicy chili powder alongside my cousins.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

When classical music meets pop, it often feels like the songs are drowning in molasses.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

Some 120 sailors from the USS Nantucket, docked at the North End Wharf, raced across the pier and waded through the thick molasses, looking for survivors buried in the wreckage.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler




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