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
Enough lithium to power 375 million electric cars The Energy Department has estimated the amount of lithium in the lake’s geothermal brine – which can also serve to generate power – could fuel more than 375 million electric vehicles.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Millions of birds visit the lake each year to feast on brine flies—more on that below.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Cocktails lean nostalgic too, whether memories drift back to icy cold martinis — here shaken until glacial with manzanilla olive brine and sea salt — or cosmos mixed with Grand Marnier.
Between the lines: Starr noticed a post-pandemic hunger for nostalgia.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Shake with ice and garnish with an olive for a hint of brine to balance everything out.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Millions of birds visit the lake each year to feast on brine flies—more on that below.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025
Cocktails lean nostalgic too, whether memories drift back to icy cold martinis — here shaken until glacial with manzanilla olive brine and sea salt — or cosmos mixed with Grand Marnier.
Between the lines: Starr noticed a post-pandemic hunger for nostalgia.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
Shake with ice and garnish with an olive for a hint of brine to balance everything out.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brine
Noun
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Both Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on attacks on energy targets and at sea, which each accuses the other of breaking.—
Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Kids will probably love the Naylor Family Dinosaur Gallery, which features land, sea, and sky animals of the past, including a Tyrannosaurus rex.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Manmade sources of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, can seep into ocean waters and encourage the growth of algae blooms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Courtesy of The Edition The Miami Beach Edition is somehow both a sanctuary and a social haven: their spacious guest rooms are adorned in warm calming neutrals and pale woods, many with balconies that look over the ocean.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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