as in interspersed
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 salted
Save room for the chocolate crumble cheesecake bar or salted caramel brownies.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Add 3 cups salted pita chips and mix gently to incorporate.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026
Order some suutei tsai (salted milk tea) to accompany your meal for the full experience.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Edamame Lightly salted edamame are a delicious snack full of nutrients.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
If instant noodles are my comfort food of choice above all others, then salted egg instant noodles sit at the very top of the category.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026
And every season has a new challenge—leaves in the fall, pollen in the spring, and salted roads in winter.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Her favorites this year were La Cocina Mexican Restaurant’s chicken flautas with guacamole, Ramona Cafe’s biscuits and gravy with their popular cinnamon roll on the side, and Sweet G’s Confectionaries’ salted caramel cake pops for dessert.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
The finish is very long and smoky, with lingering notes of oak char, espresso, and salted caramel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Add 3 cups salted pita chips and mix gently to incorporate.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 June 2026
Order some suutei tsai (salted milk tea) to accompany your meal for the full experience.
—Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
Edamame Lightly salted edamame are a delicious snack full of nutrients.
—Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
If instant noodles are my comfort food of choice above all others, then salted egg instant noodles sit at the very top of the category.
—Julie Lin, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2026
And every season has a new challenge—leaves in the fall, pollen in the spring, and salted roads in winter.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Her favorites this year were La Cocina Mexican Restaurant’s chicken flautas with guacamole, Ramona Cafe’s biscuits and gravy with their popular cinnamon roll on the side, and Sweet G’s Confectionaries’ salted caramel cake pops for dessert.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
The finish is very long and smoky, with lingering notes of oak char, espresso, and salted caramel.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salted
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The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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The walkways will be interspersed with plazas, small parks and exercise stations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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But that buttery soft fish and sticky rice is often mixed with a rainbow of other flavors, from spicy wasabi to salty and savory soy sauce.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Researchers introduced another unusual modification for environments where ice and water mixed together.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The league is finally recovering from a turbulent decade during which television ratings dropped by nearly 48% as many of its most prominent players, coaches and executives increasingly inserted themselves into partisan political debates.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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Pinney’s fantasies and visual metaphors are sometimes more poignant in concept than in execution, and a theme of Ray’s crude racist impulses is baldly inserted but left undeveloped.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The Valkyries shot 36% from the field and 22% from the 3-point line, but held Seattle’s young front court duo of Dominique Malonga and Awa Fam to just 17 points combined while outrebounding the Storm 33-31.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Inside, the decor features a modern aesthetic, with white walls combined with warm timber accents.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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Instead, it is built primarily from areolar and adipose connective tissue, which is loose, fatty, flexible material threaded through with a surprisingly generous blood supply and a dense network of nerve endings.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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This design is an upgrade on previous designs which have had such tubes threaded through mesh material, a time-consuming task, Ralston said.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Syntilay also incorporated a roomier toe box to allow the forefoot to relax and recover after a long period of time on the court.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Building upon the success of the baseline VAMPIRE system, L3Harris has incorporated additional sensor capabilities, precision weapons, electronic jammers, and non-kinetic effectors for use across several domains.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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