as in weaving
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 salting
The goal is for salting to become muscle memory, your fingers an extension of your brain and your palate.
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Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Make ahead by salting and drying the tomatoes a few hours in advance, baking the crust earlier the same day, and assembling just before the final bake.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Let sit until ready to use (salting will pull out excess moisture from tomatoes).
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Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 June 2026
Some cucumber salad recipes call for salting and draining the cucumbers.
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Martha Stewart,
15 May 2026
State police said a Wayne County plow truck was salting the left lane of the highway when the driver of a 2004 Toyota passenger car sideswiped the salt truck.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
New York City Department of Sanitation garbage trucks, tasked with moving snow and salting streets, and city buses passed by every few minutes.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
City workers are plowing and salting the streets so emergency vehicles can safely travel.
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Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
Make ahead by salting and drying the tomatoes a few hours in advance, baking the crust earlier the same day, and assembling just before the final bake.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
Let sit until ready to use (salting will pull out excess moisture from tomatoes).
—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 June 2026
Some cucumber salad recipes call for salting and draining the cucumbers.
—
Martha Stewart,
15 May 2026
State police said a Wayne County plow truck was salting the left lane of the highway when the driver of a 2004 Toyota passenger car sideswiped the salt truck.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
New York City Department of Sanitation garbage trucks, tasked with moving snow and salting streets, and city buses passed by every few minutes.
—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
City workers are plowing and salting the streets so emergency vehicles can safely travel.
—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salting
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Alongside Chase and her family stands film director Guy Ritchie; not as a badge‑on celebrity, but as a creative collaborator who has invested both capital and time in the project, designing the Wild Kitchen feasting tables and quietly weaving the whisky into his storytelling world.
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But over the nearly one-and-a-half years since the 2025 mega-fires, native and invasive grasses, bushes and trees have begun to regrow, weaving flammable greenery across the landscape.
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For seven seasons, a hodgepodge crew mixing Starfleet and the rebellious Maquis put aside their differences after they got zapped 70,000 lightyears away from Earth, deep into the uncharted Delta Quadrant.
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Always avoid mixing bleach with vinegar, ammonia, or other cleaning products, as this can create dangerous fumes, Glazer says.
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Getting a digital copy of a game works simply by inserting a compatible disc and installing and playing the game.
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In fact, constantly inserting yourself into everything can slow the organization down and weaken accountability across the team.
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Parts of it are remarkably green, with patchwork fields interspersing the red-brick terraces, and the old industrial landscape reclaimed by nature reserves and parks.
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May 26 sports commentary Hey, Sean Keeler, Kiss every bruise, interspersing my whooped behind.
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Karl Mayer’s new Textile Innovation Center in Obertshausen, Germany, is designed around that idea, combining textile development, testing and training under one roof.
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The advantage of combining the antibodies became clear when the viruses were repeatedly exposed to treatment.
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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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