as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
an old salt who taught me everything I know about sailing and the sea
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as in mixes
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 salts
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
The localized heat and pressure trigger reactions between silicon and lithium salts.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Employees apply potash — salts containing potassium — from Canada and phosphorus from Eastern Europe to the soil in the fall.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Planting a strip of vegetation along the creek could help slow the runoff of fertilizer, deicing salts, and trash that enter these waterways.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Some infusions can be dangerous for individuals with heart disease and kidney problems, whose bodies are not capable of processing the salts and fluids rapidly added to the body.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
In the past, scientists have taken a number of approaches to this problem, such as heat treatment, hydroponics, liquid salts (known as ionic liquids) and electro-deoxidation that on Earth is used to break down contaminants in wastewater.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Ice-melting salts do tend to leach out of the soil over time.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
The sweat-stopping, often controversial ingredient certainly had a reputation back then (see above), but experts say there has been no hard data to suggest there’s a connection between the aluminum salts in antiperspirant and the development of breast cancer.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
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When applied to your underarms, the aluminum salts in the antiperspirant block the production of sweat through your sweat glands.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
The localized heat and pressure trigger reactions between silicon and lithium salts.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Employees apply potash — salts containing potassium — from Canada and phosphorus from Eastern Europe to the soil in the fall.
—Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Planting a strip of vegetation along the creek could help slow the runoff of fertilizer, deicing salts, and trash that enter these waterways.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
Some infusions can be dangerous for individuals with heart disease and kidney problems, whose bodies are not capable of processing the salts and fluids rapidly added to the body.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
In the past, scientists have taken a number of approaches to this problem, such as heat treatment, hydroponics, liquid salts (known as ionic liquids) and electro-deoxidation that on Earth is used to break down contaminants in wastewater.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Ice-melting salts do tend to leach out of the soil over time.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
The sweat-stopping, often controversial ingredient certainly had a reputation back then (see above), but experts say there has been no hard data to suggest there’s a connection between the aluminum salts in antiperspirant and the development of breast cancer.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salts
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The organization Nuestra América Convoy said Friday that based on the speed of the vessels reported to the Cuban maritime authorities, the window of arrival for the boats in Havana should be between Friday and Saturday and that the boats were led by experienced sailors.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, a ship carrying 3,500 US sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East, and several infrastructure sites were struck in Iran and across the Persian Gulf.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Ancient Egyptian lore mixes with the history of photography, ancient ceramics, Philippine textiles and contemporary enamels.—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Formed in Southern California in 2011, the group built its following on a genre-blurring sound that mixes alternative rock, indie pop and hip-hop influences, anchored by frontman Jesse Rutherford’s brooding vocals.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At least 12 incidents involving vessels around the strait have been confirmed since fighting began, according to two global trackers, and at least seven mariners have been killed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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In recent research, my colleagues and I interviewed professional mariners about their experiences with cyber incidents and their preparedness to respond to them.—
Anna Raymaker,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Fogel’s screenplay, which mostly pays lavish fan service to its inspiration, also weaves in a few emotional elements.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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Stanley also weaves in a look at the 1980s — a time that seems so long ago and yet also, for some, like yesterday.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Catherine’s ignored handmaid, Nelly (Hong Chau), inserts herself into everyone’s drama out of pique.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Credit the venerable address (it’s housed in the historic 1912 Jarmulowsky Bank Building), the chic design (the lobby combines midcentury furniture with maximalist Gucci wallpaper), and the expansive city views.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Nothing Phone Deal The Nothing Phone (3) combines high-end power with a unique design that can handle intensive gaming and AI tasks with its Snapdragon 8s Gen4 chipset.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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Templeton intersperses these pictures with fragments from her teen diaries.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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Greengrass intersperses those blistering moments with scenes of firefighters and other authorities talking about how to deal with the fire and filling in plot points away from the action.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The drone also incorporates an acoustic shield to dampen noise from its own propellers, enabling clearer detection of echoes.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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What other sport incorporates all of the seasons?—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Salts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salts. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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