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
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Verb
  • The bars are best stored in the fridge but are stable enough to survive a weekend trip or an errand run.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026
  • Big volumes of crude stored in strategic petroleum reserves maintained by the United States and other nations.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Combined, Mead and Powell hold slightly less than 60% of all water stashed in the basin.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • More officers were stashed throughout the dim warehouse, and still more waited miles down the road for the signal.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026

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“Salted away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salted%20away. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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