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Recent Examples of briny
On a recent visit, oysters arrived first, dressed with caviar, citrus cream, and ginger, with a briny bite that was decadent yet balanced.
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
In Manhattan, a celery root ice cream floats in a briny celeriac soda at Smithereens, and at Echelon in Ann Arbor, Michigan, savory corn ice cream gets topped with a glistening dollop of caviar.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Unplugged oil and gas wells can emit climate-warming methane and carcinogenic gases and often leak briny, radioactive wastewater, as ProPublica and Capital & Main detailed in a 2024 investigation.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
Roads and highways are already being coated in a briny salt mixture to speed up the melting process, and around 5,000 TxDOT personnel are being sent to regions that will be most affected, primarily a large swath of the state north of San Antonio.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
In Manhattan, a celery root ice cream floats in a briny celeriac soda at Smithereens, and at Echelon in Ann Arbor, Michigan, savory corn ice cream gets topped with a glistening dollop of caviar.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
Unplugged oil and gas wells can emit climate-warming methane and carcinogenic gases and often leak briny, radioactive wastewater, as ProPublica and Capital & Main detailed in a 2024 investigation.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2026
Roads and highways are already being coated in a briny salt mixture to speed up the melting process, and around 5,000 TxDOT personnel are being sent to regions that will be most affected, primarily a large swath of the state north of San Antonio.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for briny
salt
Adjective
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Visitors are not allowed to drink anything underground because the floors — the walls, too — are salt.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is also made with cabbage, but the seasonings are usually just salt.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Briny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/briny. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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