salad dressing
noun
a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.
salad dressings
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pluralof salad dressing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Gruel recalls growing up in what he calls the “microwave generation,” in a house stocked with cereal, pasta, refined carbohydrates and premade salad dressings.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Add it to everything from salad dressings to strawberries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
CPK sells frozen pizzas, salad dressings and other items in more than 10,000 major grocery retailers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Extra virgin olive oil, for example, is packed with antioxidants and beneficial compounds but its low smoke point means it is better for salad dressings or drizzling over food rather than deep frying.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
“I was able to mix up two of the salad dressings, but I didn’t have time to get to the ranch yet...”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
