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Recent Examples of salinity
Durability tests further demonstrated stable operation over two weeks in highly concentrated saline solutions with 20% salt content, exceeding the salinity of normal seawater, reported Techxplore.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
But increasing soil salinity is impacting a fifth of farmable land globally due to climate change and human water and land use practices.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
This is a rich, almost chewy, Old Fashioned variation where the salinity of the beef fat meets the sweetness of the maple syrup and subtle chocolate undertone.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In what is dubbed the Messinian salinity crisis, the Mediterranean Sea then evaporated over a period of about 1,000 years.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Both tanks’ temperature and salinity were kept as close to identical as possible.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
The city’s namesake lake, with its unusually high salinity, is a favorite spot for floating.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Temperature, salinity and food availability influence jellyfish breeding, and in favorable conditions, such as warmer waters, populations can explode.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
But increasing soil salinity is impacting a fifth of farmable land globally due to climate change and human water and land use practices.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
This is a rich, almost chewy, Old Fashioned variation where the salinity of the beef fat meets the sweetness of the maple syrup and subtle chocolate undertone.
—Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In what is dubbed the Messinian salinity crisis, the Mediterranean Sea then evaporated over a period of about 1,000 years.
—Elizabeth Fernandez, Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
Both tanks’ temperature and salinity were kept as close to identical as possible.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
The city’s namesake lake, with its unusually high salinity, is a favorite spot for floating.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
Temperature, salinity and food availability influence jellyfish breeding, and in favorable conditions, such as warmer waters, populations can explode.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salinity
saltiness
Noun
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And while most people agree that red-eye gravy needs no seasoning beyond the country ham’s saltiness, some cooks add pinches of sugar and/or cayenne.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Medium-bodied with good weight on the palate, lively acidity and a finish with excellent persistence and the textbook saltiness of this grape.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Salinity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salinity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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