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salt

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adjective

as in saline
of, relating to, or containing salt the oceans are salt water

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salt

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verb

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
Noun
First, washing the resulting powder with water removes soluble lithium salts created during the thermal reaction, recovering more than 60% of the total lithium. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025 An older study from 2012 found that salt (sodium chloride) has antifungal properties. Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The only seasonings in this corn casserole are salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024 Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush. Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Verb
Or, keep things low-key with a night in at the hotel’s restaurant, which serves up a varied menu of everything from salted sticky toffee pudding to wood-roasted squash to a good old fashioned cheeseburger. Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 Those who want to add Protein Cold Foam to their favorite drink can choose from flavors including banana, vanilla, sugar-free vanilla, chocolate, matcha, salted caramel and brown sugar, plain with no sugar and limited-time seasonal flavors pumpkin and pecan. Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
  • After the protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 and the racial injustice protests in 2020, more people and institutions questioned the narrative of Columbus as only an intrepid sailor and explorer, arguing for a more complete understanding of his historical impact.
    Terry Tang, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Nearby, a similarly ambitious sailor has his crew hacking at ice to free their ship, and continue their mission despite warning bells ringing.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.
    Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • 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.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But it was mixed with pain from staggering losses and concern about what comes next.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Able to carry up to twelve low-yield warheads (100–300 kt), Layner supports mixed-yield loadouts and advanced countermeasures — extensive decoys and configurable warhead/decoy mixes — while its reentry vehicles reportedly perform in-flight maneuvering and re-targeting to defeat missile.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Avoid overly salty or processed options.
    Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Here are a few playful charcuterie board games to get your autumn party started by rolling the dice with some sweet, savory, salty, spicy, and umami seasonal delights.
    Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gregerson’s shows her at the peak of her signature tercets, weaving together the microscopic and the grand threads of science, art, and history into wonderfully rich sonic landscapes.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Following Black generational farmers in the American South, Seeds weaves intimate moments into a poetic tribute to legacy, land, and the enduring ties that bind family and community.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The oily, tar-like creosote inside your firebox can be dissolved with an alkaline cleaner.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Recent economic and life-cycle assessments indicate that converting bio-tar into bio-carbon can deliver net-positive energy, financial, and environmental benefits.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Kansas City — both the team and its city of supporters — are hoping for a win to insert a dash of optimism into what’s been a tricky season so far.
    Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Working with one shrimp at a time, insert a toothpick sideways and under the vein of the shrimp in the second joint from the tail.
    Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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