salad dressing

American  

noun

• salad dressings
  plural

1. a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.

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salad dressing British  

noun

1. a sauce for salad, such as oil and vinegar or mayonnaise

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• salad dressings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of salad dressing

First recorded in 1830–40

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Example Sentences

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salad dressing

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

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

According to a 2017 industry study, ranch remains the most popular salad dressing in the U.S., beloved by 40% of Americans.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025

David and Nick used salad dressing because according to them, “Plants make salad, so the plant will like salad dressing.”

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea

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