chiefly British
: land flooded regularly by tides
—usually used in plural
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In what could be interpreted as a salting-the-earth approach, Scream 7 does not mention the characters of Sam (Barrera) and Tara (Ortega) by name at all.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, donning his custom Carhartt jacket, Mamdani posted a video on X, joining Department of Transportation crews in the Bronx with their salting operations and appearing on The Weather Channel.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Some deli meats are nitrate-free and are generally preserved by other methods like salting, smoking, and vacuum packaging.11 However, smoking and salting also have disadvantages.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would shield road salt applicators from slip-and-fall lawsuits if they are trained on salting practices that also safeguard water quality.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday night, Mayor O'Connor said 50 city vehicles will be plowing and salting.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s why salting can prevent ice from forming or help melt what’s already there.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Keeping up with snow shoveling and salting sidewalks is a tough task.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
So Bloodhound's designers settled on an aerospace-grade alloy of aluminum with a light salting of zinc, copper, and manganese.
—Stuart Nathan, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2015
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
On Sunday, donning his custom Carhartt jacket, Mamdani posted a video on X, joining Department of Transportation crews in the Bronx with their salting operations and appearing on The Weather Channel.
—Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Some deli meats are nitrate-free and are generally preserved by other methods like salting, smoking, and vacuum packaging.11 However, smoking and salting also have disadvantages.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would shield road salt applicators from slip-and-fall lawsuits if they are trained on salting practices that also safeguard water quality.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 12 Feb. 2026
On Tuesday night, Mayor O'Connor said 50 city vehicles will be plowing and salting.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s why salting can prevent ice from forming or help melt what’s already there.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Keeping up with snow shoveling and salting sidewalks is a tough task.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
So Bloodhound's designers settled on an aerospace-grade alloy of aluminum with a light salting of zinc, copper, and manganese.
—Stuart Nathan, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2015
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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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