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
  • More energy stored in the same amount of battery mass can potentially extend flight time or allow an aircraft to carry additional payload.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast to proprietary models from the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic, open-weight alternatives are often a fraction the cost and can be downloaded, tweaked and stored on the infrastructure of choice.
    — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Who’s offering him Cool Ranch Doritos from the bag stashed inside his Speedo.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Keep a bag stashed in the freezer for whenever a game sneaks up on you.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Salted away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salted%20away. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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