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Recent Examples of briny
For those with less-briny palates, a fine jerk chicken and a number of steak cuts are also available.
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Add a handful of olives or capers for extra briny punch, or stir in a splash of cream at the end for a richer sauce.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Tuck crumbled feta into the ground lamb mixture for creamy texture and salty, briny flavor.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
This resemblance, combined with field observations, lab experiments and computer modelling, suggests that the Damhán Alla features may have formed from briny water eruptions beneath the moon's ice, offering clues about subsurface liquid water and the potential for life on Europa.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
Add a handful of olives or capers for extra briny punch, or stir in a splash of cream at the end for a richer sauce.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
Tuck crumbled feta into the ground lamb mixture for creamy texture and salty, briny flavor.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
This resemblance, combined with field observations, lab experiments and computer modelling, suggests that the Damhán Alla features may have formed from briny water eruptions beneath the moon's ice, offering clues about subsurface liquid water and the potential for life on Europa.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briny
salt
Adjective
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Then came salt coffee, when a small coffee shop owner in Huế figured that salt and coffee might make for interesting bedfellows.—
Arundhati Hazra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tomatoes and semi-salt-tolerant veggies thrive in the brackish zone.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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“Briny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briny. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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