as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine
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Recent Examples of brine
They’re filled with a cooling cream and accented by the salty brine of trout roe.
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The company added that the current campaign has already processed more brine through the two new wells than all of its previous testing programs combined.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Remove chicken skin; brine as directed in Step 1.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
This essential step draws moisture from the flesh, resulting in a firmer, crispier pickle and a less watery brine.
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Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
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Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
The company added that the current campaign has already processed more brine through the two new wells than all of its previous testing programs combined.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
Remove chicken skin; brine as directed in Step 1.
—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2026
This essential step draws moisture from the flesh, resulting in a firmer, crispier pickle and a less watery brine.
—
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for brine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brine
Noun
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Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
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Not disappearing and not fully breaking down, but moving through a human body, into wastewater, through treatment systems never designed to catch it completely, and then out into coastal waters where tides blur the boundary between city and sea.
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Such a prolonged period of higher-than-normal ocean temperatures can wreak havoc on wildlife.
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Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean.
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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