marinating

present participle of marinate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of marinating Remember this yet again next time conservatives marinating in their victimhood claim Hollywood is full of socialists. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marinating
Verb
  • The autopsy report also noted drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death at the age of 54.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid drowning leaders in dashboards — insight without relevance is just noise.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The paddlers, all youths from Indigenous communities in the Americas, scampered off their kayaks and raced across the sandbar, ceremoniously ending the trip by dipping their fingers in the choppy sea water.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Temperatures will be as much as 20 degrees below average in some places, with highs dipping down into the 50s, which might be enough to keep some people away from the beach.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each villa has a magnificent plunge pool, a soaking tub, and an open-air living area that seamlessly merges with the outdoors.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Working 1 banana bread slice at a time, dip into egg mixture, soaking about 5 seconds on each side.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Marinating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marinating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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