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 The result is an oyster with a distinct earthy brine and mild sweetness, less salty than its East Coast cousins, and with a plump, meaty bite. Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026 The leftover brine is treated with the bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) process that uses electricity and specialized membranes to split the ultra-salty solution into acidic and alkaline streams. New Atlas, 27 July 2026 Those salty brines, in turn, provide clues about the ancient asteroid from which the meteorite broke away. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 The state Department of Environmental Protection halted the practice in 2018, but residents continue to report oil and gas brine being spread in their communities. Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brine
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  • The enemies today are no longer on the battlefields, dropping bombs from the air or firing on our ships from under the sea.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As teams continue to host training camp in unusual locations, and as the NFL continues to schedule games over seas, this year’s jock tax has numerous intricacies that affect a player’s after-tax salary income.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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  • The month also saw the highest sea surface temperature ever recorded for July across the extra-polar oceans, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific, according to the agency.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • July was also the hottest month ever logged for the world’s non-polar oceans, Copernicus said, with record high temperatures set along the Atlantic and western Mediterranean, putting sea life and coastal communities at risk.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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