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as in salt
of, relating to, or containing salt salty sea water is safe to swim in, but you really shouldn't swallow it

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Recent Examples of salty If this conveyor belt of warm, salty water were disrupted — say, by an influx of freshwater from melting Greenland ice, or warmer ocean temperatures — the result could be catastrophic. Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 In a future defined by climate change and its consequences, some experts say Arizona will need copper mines for the wires in solar panels, desalination plants for reclaiming salty groundwater, and ways to capture globe-heating carbon emissions and trap them underground. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Think of them like regular milk chocolate M&M’s stuffed with a small salty pretzel nugget. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025 Unlike ordinary glues, this substance works in wet, salty, and constantly moving conditions, forming a tough bond that resists both pressure and erosion. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salty
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Adjective
  • The only edible thing in that Airbnb is salt.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Lauren's house was wiped clean of all physical evidence, right down to stray hairs in her drain, which is really salt in the wound.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For a little bit of spicy kick, make the pimiento cheese with pepper Jack instead of Cheddar.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The star, of course, is ginger root oil—its warm, spicy aroma is blended with cardamom, clove, and coriander, plus a hit of citrus oils (lime, orange, bergamot, grapefruit) and eucalyptus for an energizing, feel-good scent.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The actress had previously teamed up with the company for a suggestive body wash commercial.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Like fall’s auburn leaves and bounty of crisp apples, checks, in all its iterations, kindle a cozy familiarity suggestive of the season.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bitter Mai is also, improbably, absolutely delicious.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Stanway plays in Kelly on the left wing, who delivers a delicious ball for Russo to head home.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Once these yellow, red, orange, or cream blooms appear, squirrels will leave them alone due to their strong, pungent odor.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Swift kept experimenting to make her music more pungent, more extreme, even more her.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Wonderfully briny and particularly savory, these tiny fish pack potent flavor.
    Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Simply Nature Organic Harvest Apple Chicken Sausage offers a savory way to enjoy apple season.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Or tender, juicy mojo pork marinated with savory cumin and cilantro, and brightened with zesty lime and orange juices.
    Martie Bowser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The opening hits you with a beautiful mandarin that feels fresh and zesty, paired with the sweetest marshmallow accord that somehow manages to feel both powdery and fluffy at the same time.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The tequila daisy cocktail, served in a clay cantarito cup smudged with sumac salt, is piquant with ancho verde, mellowed with summer strawberry.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • His piquant style of writing in the unfinished tell-all feels like dropping into a gossip circle in the most glamorous (and cutting) powder room on the planet.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Salty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salty. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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