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Recent Examples of saline
With pollen seasons growing longer and more intense each year, starting medications earlier, reducing indoor allergen exposure and using tools like saline rinses and steam can meaningfully reduce how hard this season hits.
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake in the Northern Hemisphere, and the world's 8th-largest, said Hannah Freeze, deputy commissioner of the Great Salt Lake.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
The saline lake has been shrinking rapidly since the early 2000s, when the Imperial Irrigation District began selling some of its Colorado River water to growing urban areas under an agreement with agencies in San Diego County and the Coachella Valley.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Oktyabr Dospanov, curator of the Nukus Museum of Art’s archaeology department, explained that rice cultivation in Karakalpakstan took off in the 1960s, when Soviet agronomists introduced it as a salt-tolerant crop for the area’s saline soil.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The Great Salt Lake is the largest saline lake in the Northern Hemisphere, and the world's 8th-largest, said Hannah Freeze, deputy commissioner of the Great Salt Lake.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2026
The saline lake has been shrinking rapidly since the early 2000s, when the Imperial Irrigation District began selling some of its Colorado River water to growing urban areas under an agreement with agencies in San Diego County and the Coachella Valley.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Oktyabr Dospanov, curator of the Nukus Museum of Art’s archaeology department, explained that rice cultivation in Karakalpakstan took off in the 1960s, when Soviet agronomists introduced it as a salt-tolerant crop for the area’s saline soil.
—Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saline
salt
Adjective
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Carolina cherry laurel is moderately salt tolerant and performs well in coastal landscapes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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The company accelerated output from its reserves in the pre-salt, a deep-water region that delivers roughly 80% of Brazil’s crude production.—
Mariana Durao,
Bloomberg,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Saline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saline. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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