as in to drown
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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Most of the prep work—marinating the chicken, assembling the dessert, and making the salad dressing—had been done ahead of time, so all that was left in the last hour before my friends arrived at 6:45 p.m. were the tasks that required more timeliness.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Leave in the fridge overnight and for a minimum of 1 hour to marinate.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Gabriela Jaquez made sure to marinate in this moment, bouncing gleefully toward half-court while her teammates formed a joyous mob.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Zombie embraces slow, creeping tension, often holding shots for longer than expected, forcing the audience to marinate in the film’s suffocating atmosphere.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
Leave in the fridge overnight and for a minimum of 1 hour to marinate.
—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Gabriela Jaquez made sure to marinate in this moment, bouncing gleefully toward half-court while her teammates formed a joyous mob.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Zombie embraces slow, creeping tension, often holding shots for longer than expected, forcing the audience to marinate in the film’s suffocating atmosphere.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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His playbook involves drowning rivals in legal fees.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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Twin brothers died in a drowning incident while fishing in a Mississippi lake last week, officials said.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Great on their own, over yogurt, or better yet, macerated and served over ice cream, in cakes and as the star of the strawberry shortcake, strawberries are completely craveable.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2025
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And there are several other fields of inquiry about how to fine-tune the time and quality of macerating grape pulp (cryomaceration, for example, or flash détente ).—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Oct. 2017
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The 646 square foot Lodge Suites now feature four poster beds, a cream and white color scheme with accent wool throws and pillows, spacious bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and heated wood floors along with glass doors leading to a terrace on the river.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Rooms My penthouse suite had a full kitchen and dining area, a large living room, a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a soaking tub, and an oversized balcony with a daybed and bistro set.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Marinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marinate. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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