salted away

past tense of salt away

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Recent Examples of salted away Dillon Brooks’ 3-point fadeaway jumper clanked as Melton contested, and that same Warrior salted away the win with a layup as time expired. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salted away
Verb
  • All samples were photographed and cleaned of debris, placed in tubes, and stored in a freezer for DNA extraction and analysis.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The snack can be made ahead of time, stored in the freezer, and divided into portions for the week.
    Sharon Lawson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Other common features include patch pockets into which items can easily be stashed away and retrieved, and softer constructions that typically do away with paddings, linings and sometimes leave the jacket completely unstructured.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This goes for yeast packets stashed in the back of the pantry, too.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Salted away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salted%20away. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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