as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea
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as in to mix
to scatter or set here and there among other things
the old sailor salted his tale of the voyage with crude anecdotes and rough language
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Recent Examples of salt
Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
The smell of salt and pluff mud fills the air.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Lauren's house was wiped clean of all physical evidence, right down to stray hairs in her drain, which is really salt in the wound.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026
Crews with Oklahoma City's Public Works Department plan to continue salting and plowing roads with 33 trucks along OKC snow routes in 12-hour shifts around the clock until street conditions improve.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Season with additional salt and pepper.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
The smell of salt and pluff mud fills the air.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The only edible thing in that Airbnb is salt.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
Lauren's house was wiped clean of all physical evidence, right down to stray hairs in her drain, which is really salt in the wound.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
Public works crews are focusing on salting main and secondary roads, as plowing ice is ineffective.
—Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026
Crews with Oklahoma City's Public Works Department plan to continue salting and plowing roads with 33 trucks along OKC snow routes in 12-hour shifts around the clock until street conditions improve.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
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Cold winter conditions can complicate operations even for experienced sailors, Sawyer said.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These companies extract lithium by pumping lithium brine -- a term describing lithium dissolved in saline groundwater -- from underground reservoirs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Dec. 2025
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Deep saline aquifers also have large storage capacities, ranging from about 1,000 to 20,000 gigatons.—
Ramesh Agarwal,
The Conversation,
2 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed amid mostly modest movements in Europe following some sharper swings in Asia.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Soda drinkers have been experimenting with mash-ups for decades — ever since fast-food restaurants moved soda machines out from behind the counter and gave customers free rein to mix their own drinks, Tofel said.—
Brittany Anas,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Last week’s whale sightings by the Aquarium led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to implement a voluntary slow speed zone called a Dynamic Management Area (DMA) for mariners to reduce their speed to 10 knots to protect the whales.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In Baltimore County freshwater streams, some trout can be harmed by saltier water.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The former is an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in caramel icing and drizzled with a salty caramel dulce.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Before every artful-minded modern horror film became about grief and trauma, The Babadook explored these themes with authenticity, deftly weaving in Amelia's grief over the loss of her husband and her inability to control her son with traditional horror tropes.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Across it, Thomas embraces maximalism, weaving together R&B, funk, and psychedelic rock to showcase his wide array of influences (everyone from D’Angelo to Jimi Hendrix) and talents as a multi-instrumentalist.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Venezuela’s tar-like crude can cost between $60 and $80 a barrel to produce, while production costs in Libya are typically under $10 a barrel.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Part of the ranch has natural tar seeps, and oil drilling there dates back to the 1870s.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hashibami chose a key from a heavy bundle and inserted it into the door, unlocking it with a click.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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There is a much more civilized way to do this that involves working together with state officials opposed to inserting the administration’s will on a state whose citizens have stood up for their neighbors and said this is not right!—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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