Definition of brinenext
as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine

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Recent Examples of brine Kimchi brine gives her micheladas a spicy, electric lift, and earthy kale and savory seaweed lend her risotto depth. The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 That brine flows back to the plant through underground pipes. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Since then, raw egg yolks, pickle brine, cumin seeds, six-packs of Coke, and greasy breakfast sandwiches have all been credited with easing our post-drinking ailments. Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 The remainder is entirely heavy salt brine used to push the oil out. Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brine
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Noun
  • At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing.
    IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The boats can collect measurements including sea-surface temperature, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity, salinity and water density.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • California homeowners are building a costly rock wall to hold back the ocean, escalating a battle over private property and what to do about years-long beach erosion amid storm damage and higher tides.
    Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Coast Guard reported on Friday morning that three cutters remain actively searching, and air and ocean surface searches were conducted overnight.
    Kathy Laskowski, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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