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
Preparations are already in full swing, including salting the streets, readying plows and early closure of the ferry ahead of heavy snowfall .
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
But some – like Andrew Hasselbart and his neighbor – took matters into their own hands, salting their portion of Manayunk Avenue by hand.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Putting down brine also allows plowing and salting operations to be more effective when needed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
The city has temporarily reassigned garbage and recycling crews to help with the winter storm response Monday, including plowing and salting all residential streets, the Department of Public Works said in a news release.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Don't be surprised if the Irish -- who have already won three games this year by at least 39 points -- jump out to a big lead at halftime, then spend the second half salting the game away.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
In his Kurdish-majority town (equidistant from large cities Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also with large Kurdish populations), Eyüp works at a tomato harvesting farm, gathering and salting heaps of the crimson fruit under the baking sun.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Red meats and poultry are made into these products by salting, curing, fermenting, smoking, or adding chemical preservatives.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Because your pasta cooking water serves as the foundation for your sauce, avoid over-salting it.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
But some – like Andrew Hasselbart and his neighbor – took matters into their own hands, salting their portion of Manayunk Avenue by hand.
—Dan Snyder, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Putting down brine also allows plowing and salting operations to be more effective when needed.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025
The city has temporarily reassigned garbage and recycling crews to help with the winter storm response Monday, including plowing and salting all residential streets, the Department of Public Works said in a news release.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
Don't be surprised if the Irish -- who have already won three games this year by at least 39 points -- jump out to a big lead at halftime, then spend the second half salting the game away.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
In his Kurdish-majority town (equidistant from large cities Şanlıurfa and Diyarbakır, also with large Kurdish populations), Eyüp works at a tomato harvesting farm, gathering and salting heaps of the crimson fruit under the baking sun.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Red meats and poultry are made into these products by salting, curing, fermenting, smoking, or adding chemical preservatives.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 Sep. 2025
Because your pasta cooking water serves as the foundation for your sauce, avoid over-salting it.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salting
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The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Naumes uses a similar approach, mixing fresh lemon juice with water.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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But even those who use TA say there’s something odd about inserting English letters in a sentence of Chinese characters.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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The Justice Department argued that the judge had overstepped his authority by inserting himself into questions of foreign policy.—
NPR Washington Desk,
NPR,
22 Dec. 2025
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Heat 2 serves as both a prequel and a sequel to the film, interspersing storylines from earlier in the characters' careers (circa 1988) with the events that followed the 1995 film.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The album’s maximalist approach, combining an array of live instruments, VSTs, and samplers, sometimes coheres into true jams.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kenny said the challenges to combining the spaces became clear once the structure was closely examined.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Salting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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