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
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
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would shield road salt applicators from slip-and-fall lawsuits if they are trained on salting practices that also safeguard water quality.
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Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would shield road salt applicators from slip-and-fall lawsuits if they are trained on salting practices that also safeguard water quality.
—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salting
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Around 30 Maple Park Middle School students spent the last few weeks of the summer term weaving English language arts and STEM skills together to research the international soccer teams with base camps in Kansas City and create animatronics based on their findings.
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Some thirty years after weaving Replica, Schultz set to work on a rug based on the 9040 processor made at the Shiprock plant.
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For healthy adults interested in safely trying the method, the nutritionist suggests mixing 1 tablespoon of plain, unflavored gelatin powder in hot water, diluting it with room-temperature water or herbal tea, and drinking it 15 to 30 minutes before a single daily meal.
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This is a rare sighting from Roman Egypt that revealed the role that magic played in that society, at a time when cultures and belief systems were mixing and spreading throughout the empire.
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During the pilot, Figure 02 helped produce more than 30,000 BMW X3 vehicles by inserting sheet-metal components into welding fixtures.
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ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a mixed martial arts bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
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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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Reuters reported in 2026 that Meta introduced prescription smart glasses through its Ray-Ban partnership, combining prescription lenses with wearable technology.
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The Nike Air Force 1 Low has taken on denim and patent leather uppers separately, and now a material exercise is somehow combining both at once.
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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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