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
Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2026
Add mushrooms, a couple of pinches salt and pepper, and cook just until lightly brown, about 4 minutes.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 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
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Flavors like coffee salted caramel, cookies and cream and strawberry cheesecake change weekly.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Noun
Taste tofu mixture and season with kosher salt if needed.
—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 May 2026
Add mushrooms, a couple of pinches salt and pepper, and cook just until lightly brown, about 4 minutes.
—Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 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
Her favorites this year were La Cocina Mexican Restaurant’s chicken flautas with guacamole, Ramona Cafe’s biscuits and gravy with their popular cinnamon roll on the side, and Sweet G’s Confectionaries’ salted caramel cake pops for dessert.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
Flavors like coffee salted caramel, cookies and cream and strawberry cheesecake change weekly.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
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Long before modern navigation systems existed, Viking sailors may have used special crystals known as sunstones to locate the Sun through clouds or fog.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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When three internationals are allowed on the six-person race team, why not take the opportunity to recruit the world’s very best sailors?—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Princeton University—to prototype string crystallization technology to produce lithium concentrates from various types of saline water at a rate of 200 gallons daily.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The organic vineyards stretch across three distinct plains of the island, producing the pale, saline rosés and whites that Provence does better than anywhere.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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Portraits of the Hobhouse family, who lived here for more than two centuries, hang alongside tapestry wall trophies in the drawing room, while the teal bar mixes original cornicing with vibrant bamboo chairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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From Stonewall’s 1969 uprising to today’s golf tournaments, human rights summits and bar crawls, Pride events in Los Angeles, New York and global cities mix festival energy with defiance.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock for whale blows and heat signatures up to 2 nautical miles away, alerting mariners to slow down or reroute when whales are nearby.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Many islands offer open-to-all celebrations with a distinctly maritime twist—think salty sea air, fresh seafood, and music drifting into the long evening light.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Its eruption sent enough salty water vapor into the stratosphere to fill around 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools along with volcanic ash.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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That vision came to life during the festival that followed the walk; attendees danced to live music and children weaved through the crowd waving pride flags.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Lawmakers can also find ways to weave their policies into other bills that may not bear their names.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The main suspect is orangeburg pipes, made from wood pulp and tar and used extensively in sewer laterals and sewer mains during the 1940s thorough the 1970s and now considered obsolete.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
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The patient wouldn’t have had the benefit of modern anesthetics, but archaeological traces at other sites suggest Neanderthals knew about medicinal plants like chamomile and yarrow, as well as antiseptics like birch tar.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Before the true ad break begins, networks like to insert a little commercial bumper.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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And men are indeed lengthening their limbs, flying to international clinics, having metal rods inserted into their bones, and then, after a brutal recovery process, relearning how to walk.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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