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
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The bathroom is beautifully designed in sage green and white, with open shelving for your wardrobe and there are three different kinds of salts next to the bathtub.
—Ann Lee, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Drop in at Salacia to craft salts from Southern botanicals.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Las Cascadas de Agua Azul is a series of waterfalls marked by a surreal blue color, which can most likely be explained by its high level of carbonate salts.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Kids can pour and stir the salts, count out drops of essential oil and help spoon the mixture into small glass jars.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
To improve the process, the researchers tested several amino chloride salts as alternative leaching agents.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Over time—tens or hundreds of thousands of years—the salts from these minerals become more and more concentrated, although salinity levels vary widely from lake to lake.
—Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Some tofu is made with calcium salts, such as calcium sulfate, which help firm it and boost its calcium content.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
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While applying a fertilizer can benefit your plants, choosing a synthetic one can create a buildup of salts in the soil, says Phillips.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
The bathroom is beautifully designed in sage green and white, with open shelving for your wardrobe and there are three different kinds of salts next to the bathtub.
—Ann Lee, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
Drop in at Salacia to craft salts from Southern botanicals.
—Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Las Cascadas de Agua Azul is a series of waterfalls marked by a surreal blue color, which can most likely be explained by its high level of carbonate salts.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Kids can pour and stir the salts, count out drops of essential oil and help spoon the mixture into small glass jars.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
To improve the process, the researchers tested several amino chloride salts as alternative leaching agents.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Over time—tens or hundreds of thousands of years—the salts from these minerals become more and more concentrated, although salinity levels vary widely from lake to lake.
—Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Some tofu is made with calcium salts, such as calcium sulfate, which help firm it and boost its calcium content.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salts
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Indigo waves Along the Pacific Coast of the United States, waves of shimmering, indigo blue creatures known as Velella velella or by-the-wind sailors, have been washing up on beaches this spring.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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More than 20,000 sailors aboard around 1,600 vessels are trapped in the region.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
6 May 2026
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The collection, available May 7-10 at participating Krispy Kreme shops nationwide, mixes two new mini doughnuts with two fan favorites, according to the chain.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Some of the new cocktails include the Dubai Tai, which mixes rum, a pistachio simple syrup and chocolate, and the Ay Dio Tigre, made with tequila, strawberry, watermelon, tajin and red food coloring.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Just know that there is an army of mariners on the ships, moving those goods around the world.—
Steve Kastenbaum,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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Hundreds of vessels and thousands of mariners are still stranded in and around the strait, where traffic had flowed freely for decades before the Iran war broke out.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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Lockwood takes different noises—from volcanic activity in Hawaii to spring peepers near the Mississippi River, crows around Essex, and hydroacoustic signals in the Tasman Sea—and weaves a tapestry in constant flux.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dolan dissects his estrangement from his mother after forty years of attempts at peace, and weaves in research and reportage about child abuse and trauma.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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One image inserts Coalie next to a coal-mining family that otherwise looks like an ad that could have appeared a century ago.—
Annie Persons,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Many streaming hubs fill each commercial break with an assortment of spots that appear due to programmatic buying that inserts ads based on algorithms tied to demographics and geography.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now 76, her approach to travel combines practicality with personal comfort.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
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Inside, the formula combines four forms of vitamin C—ascorbyl glucoside, ascorbic acid, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, and sodium ascorbyl phosphate—for a more layered, stable approach to brightening and antioxidant protection.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
9 May 2026
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Captured over four back-to-back performances in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena in July 2025, the nearly two-hour movie intersperses most of her set list with endearing snippets of behind-the-scenes footage from the day leading up to the show.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 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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The collection of instrumentals incorporates field recordings that capture kids at play in the West Bank, and arrives alongside a 16mm film Carrico created in collaboration with a youth center for refugees.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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The album, recorded during a transitional period that included a cross-continental move from Buenos Aires to Mexico, incorporates traditional norteño sounds from her home, while delivering them in a uniquely Julieta Venegas way.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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“Salts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salts. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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