brine

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 Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine. Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 And since the remaining liquid, called brine, still contains a decent amount of water, NASA built a brine processor assembly (BPA) to extract it. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026 Try Martha's Buttermilk Fried Chicken, which calls for a salt brine and a buttermilk marinade. Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026 Slice garlic scapes stems into 4-inch pieces (or whatever will fit your canning jars) and follow your favorite pickle brine recipe to give them tons of tangy flavor. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brine
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Noun
  • Somehow, Navarro countered with a cutter as both men crashed through the sea of chairs.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Securing critical sea-bed infrastructure The UUVs are increasing being employed to monitor the health and security of critical sea-bed infrastructure this includes oil and gas pipelines as well as optical fiber internet cables.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Inside its aluminum alloy body and plastic top panel (which is made from waste recovered from the oceans) are four 5,000-mAh battery packs, for a total capacity of 20,000 mAh.
    Paul Ridden May 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
  • But the best cure is outside, on the decks, with the ocean and the wildlife and seabirds.
    Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026

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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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