as in sailor
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 to mix
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 salt
Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Molten salt thorium reactors, needing no water, suit inland sites.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The enhancement will be available in flavors teens are sure to want to try, including banana and salted caramel.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The state is also home to three mines with hundreds of injection wells, used to pump chemicals into the ground to dissolve and extract copper or salt.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Molten salt thorium reactors, needing no water, suit inland sites.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The only seasonings in this corn casserole are salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2024
Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
Verb
To this end, Newell envisioned staging faithful performances of screenplays, tightened and adapted with pop culture and history salted in as needed.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The enhancement will be available in flavors teens are sure to want to try, including banana and salted caramel.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
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Its deep, sheltered bay drew merchants and sailors from Europe and North Africa, fostering an exchange of cultures that is reflected in the city’s soaring Gothic spires, Moorish patios, and Renaissance-era ramparts.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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There will be mermaid swim shows and meet and greets, pirate adventure shows and sailor camp.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lovely notes of pear and lemon cream finish with a distinctly saline minerality.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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And less than five years after a pandemic killed more than a million Americans, scientists who study infectious diseases are struggling to pay for saline solution, gloves and blood to feed lab mosquitos.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Still, the trouble with grafting modern assumptions onto distant historical eras is that the two usually mix like oil and water.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Markets were mixed in Asia on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 adding more than 1% to hit an all-time high, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While this may cause some disruptions for those located along the northern shorelines and nearby mariners, land impacts will be to a lesser extent with the current path compared to a direct track into the Big Island.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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In their campaign so far, the Houthis have sunk four vessels and killed at least eight mariners.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What's left is a milky, musky scent evocative of sandy skin and salty ocean air.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bad salad kits have sloppy cuts of vegetables, meager toppings and oily or single-note dressings that are either too salty or just plain bland.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aliée Istanbul All of the hotels bordering the Bosphorus have an impressive view of the boats weaving through the river’s currents and the Asian half of Istanbul on the other side.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Our Top Picks for the Best Bedroom Rugs Solid rugs can bring a pop of color into your bedroom and weave in texture at the same time.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As the tar was peeled away, flesh came off in strips.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Their trail of tar tracks would come to an end at a chemical rinse and containment chamber where, upon exiting, Rusty saw for the first time ever his metal parts shine and glisten to an almost mirror quality.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And Vásquez walked Pete Alonso immediately before Shildt emerged from the dugout to insert Peralta, a lefty, to face the left-handed-hitting Nimmo.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The leaders of Showrunner see a future in which audiences can insert themselves into their favorite shows and create new episodes.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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