salad dressing
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of salad dressing
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Even before Sunday’s championship match between Spain and Argentina, there had been some clear winners at the World Cup that was co-hosted by the U.S., ranging from Cape Verde’s goalie to ranch salad dressing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
While on the job, he whipped together a salad dressing to get the men on his crew to eat their greens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
A California food manufacturer is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressing distributed to major retailers over potential contamination from “foreign objects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
These molecules naturally cluster into thread-like shapes, somewhat like the separation that occurs when oil and vinegar form layers in salad dressing.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2025
She throws one into a bin and grumbles, “How do we have three bottles of expired salad dressing in here?”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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