marinate

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Recent Examples of marinate Pour half of the cooled Mojo over pork and marinate, covered, in refrigerator at least 3 hours, preferably overnight, turning occasionally to insure even marinating. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025 Ideally, wash them as soon as possible to avoid them sitting and marinating in smells and bacteria for days—or worse, weeks. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025 Add flavor by marinating longer. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025 The meats are marinated in soy sauce, garlic, banana ketchup, calamansi and brown sugar, according to staff. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marinate
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    Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On Wednesday, as one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims spoke outside the Capitol, pleading for government candor, fighter jets roared overhead, briefly drowning her out.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Cover the bowl loosely with a clean tea towel and leave the fruit and cucumber mix to macerate for 20 minutes or so.
    Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Josep Foraster Brisat del Coster Macabeu A skin macerated wine with 25 days of skin contact.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Don't let your soil dry out then soak it.
    Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Once soaked, take them out and rinse the parts thoroughly.
    Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025

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