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
Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Tableside dishes are a highlight, including a seasonal classic Greek salad and mouthwatering whole branzino baked in a coffee-grinds and sea-salt crust, then expertly deboned and served to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
Tomatoes and semi-salt-tolerant veggies thrive in the brackish zone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
If instant noodles are my comfort food of choice above all others, then salted egg instant noodles sit at the very top of the category.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026
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Noun
Eating a lot of salt pulls water from the body, which can increase fluid loss.
—Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Tableside dishes are a highlight, including a seasonal classic Greek salad and mouthwatering whole branzino baked in a coffee-grinds and sea-salt crust, then expertly deboned and served to perfection.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Adjective
It is also made with cabbage, but the seasonings are usually just salt.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Feb. 2026
Tomatoes and semi-salt-tolerant veggies thrive in the brackish zone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Verb
Edamame Lightly salted edamame are a delicious snack full of nutrients.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
If instant noodles are my comfort food of choice above all others, then salted egg instant noodles sit at the very top of the category.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
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For 500 years, from Giotto to Eugène Delacroix, painting told human-interest stories—a baby in a manger, desperate sailors on a raft.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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New Delhi lodged a diplomatic protest with Washington after three Indian sailors were killed in a US military strike on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The spa, with its 82-foot saline pool, is dreamy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Grapes are hand-harvested, dried in the sun and then vinified into passito wines that balance lavish aromatics with a saline backbone.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Swap one low-fiber food for a high-fiber alternative each week and mix it up across fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains.—
Ryan Brennan
June 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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Available in three flavor profiles — Unflavored, Mango Mist and Lemon Frost — the dissolvable powder can be mixed in water, smoothies and shakes to deliver 20 grams of whey protein isolate.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Dow also said the safest way to make it out of a channel is to follow the markers, which experienced mariners know to look for.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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At sea, celestial navigation, which came into its own in the late 1700s, requires algorithms to crunch the inputs from a sextant that allows mariners to determine their position on the surface of a sphere.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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This addicting shrimp recipe manages the best blend of salty and sweet.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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Behold the kingdom of golden arches, where Big Macs reign supreme, salty fries slide into ubiquitous red containers, and McFlurries dance on taste buds all year long.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Pulisic was exceptional before being subbed out at the half, weaving past defenders and creating scoring chances.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
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Together, the friends weave intricate webs of multi-player strategy just to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Pitch is a black, tar-like substance that was once commonly used for waterproofing boats.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Normally, that involves making stone tools, butchering deer, or distilling birch tar.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Nothing did, so three times over the course of twelve weeks the group bared their arms and allowed strangers to poke them with a needle, through which flowed something new, a substance never before inserted into human bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Depositphotos In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that inserting weaker bonds into polystyrene actually makes the material more resistant to damage.—
Shirl Leigh
June 10,
New Atlas,
10 June 2026
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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