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to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize
The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.
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Recent Examples of marinated
That’s what San Diego FC midfielder Luca de la Torre, a San Diegan marinated in European football, called recent events.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
But because Rodgers marinated behind Brett Favre, these two made their first starts simultaneously during Week 1 of the 2008 season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Taco Bell’s crispy chicken is white meat marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and coated in breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Truva Turkish Kitchen is known for its classics, including lamb shish kebabs marinated in a special sauce and served with veggies and bulgur pilaf.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
To keep making the most of your grill, try Nosrat’s Joojeh Kebab, where chicken thighs are marinated in yogurt, saffron, and a hit of citrus before being splayed on the barbecue.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The chicken is marinated for at least 24 hours, Daka says, in a blend known only to family members.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to Sibia and Gill, the chain’s chicken is cut and marinated daily and its sauces and dressings are prepared in-house.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The next few minutes show her searing chicken that’s been marinated in paprika, salt and pepper, and sauteeing onions and tomatoes.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
But because Rodgers marinated behind Brett Favre, these two made their first starts simultaneously during Week 1 of the 2008 season.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Taco Bell’s crispy chicken is white meat marinated in jalapeño buttermilk and coated in breadcrumbs and tortilla chips.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
Truva Turkish Kitchen is known for its classics, including lamb shish kebabs marinated in a special sauce and served with veggies and bulgur pilaf.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
To keep making the most of your grill, try Nosrat’s Joojeh Kebab, where chicken thighs are marinated in yogurt, saffron, and a hit of citrus before being splayed on the barbecue.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The chicken is marinated for at least 24 hours, Daka says, in a blend known only to family members.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
According to Sibia and Gill, the chain’s chicken is cut and marinated daily and its sauces and dressings are prepared in-house.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The next few minutes show her searing chicken that’s been marinated in paprika, salt and pepper, and sauteeing onions and tomatoes.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marinated
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One villager has drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, while another died in Catbalogan city in eastern Samar province after being pinned by debris from a collapsed home.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The number of cancellations doubled to 148 Tuesday, while the number of delays dipped somewhat to 2,133, the website reported.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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Olaplex sales dipped in the third quarter, but surpassed Wall Street sales forecasts.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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The aromatic base of Macabeo grapes gets its color from unripe green walnuts, macerated with 150 botanicals before being aged in oak for six months.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are croissants, bagels, fresh mint, and macerated cherries, suggesting the existence of a sleepover macerater hidden somewhere in Heather’s penthouse.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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