: a seasoned pureed condiment usually made from tomatoes
Examples of ketchup in a Sentence
She put ketchup on her hamburger.
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Imagine the cast of Seinfeld dishing coke from a ketchup ramekin at Monk’s Café.
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The fry menu offers Arabic fries with za'atar and date ketchup, Greek fries with oregano, feta, and lemon aioli, Italian fries with Grana Padano and truffle aioli, and Spanish fries with chorizo, manchego, and Spanish aioli.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The argument over whether ketchup belongs on eggs has been thriving for generations.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Fortunately for Marchand, no Panther shot the ketchup rat at him on Monday night.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
The fry menu offers Arabic fries with za'atar and date ketchup, Greek fries with oregano, feta, and lemon aioli, Italian fries with Grana Padano and truffle aioli, and Spanish fries with chorizo, manchego, and Spanish aioli.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
The argument over whether ketchup belongs on eggs has been thriving for generations.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Fortunately for Marchand, no Panther shot the ketchup rat at him on Monday night.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ketchup
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“Ketchup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketchup. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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ketchup
noun
ketch·up
variants
also catchup
or catsup
ˈkech-əp,
ˈkach-
: a thick seasoned sauce usually made from tomatoes
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