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Recent Examples of salineBrewer also stole fentanyl from a secure hospital locker, as well as needles, syringes and saline flushes from a hospital supply room on multiple occasions, according to prosecutors.—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025 Trinity tells him that the delay in alerting him was her fault and the saline idea was Mohan’s.—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025 Look for creative ingredient combinations like the Carretera, a blend of mezcal, pineapple Campari, coffee vermouth, and a splash of saline olive juice.—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 The saline environment inside the human body provides the battery’s electrolyte, conveniently avoiding the toxic acids used in typical batteries.—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2018 See All Example Sentences for saline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saline
salt
Adjective
Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
The only edible thing in that Airbnb is salt.
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Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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