brinier; briniest
brininess
noun
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oysters with a briny flavor
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Season’s sardines are gentle, with less of a briny kick.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
An ice-penetrating radar will look for briny pockets as deep as 30 kilometers below the ice, as well as surface depressions that could mark blow holes excavated by plume eruptions.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Those looking for a briny bite have a new destination with Topped, an unusual stand in the Original Farmers Market from the team behind Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
There’s a harsh, briny tang to Ingolfsdottir’s writing in such scenes, with the film’s most authentic confrontations leaving all concerned parties — not to mention the audience — worse for wear.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 July 2024
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024
An ice-penetrating radar will look for briny pockets as deep as 30 kilometers below the ice, as well as surface depressions that could mark blow holes excavated by plume eruptions.
—science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
Those looking for a briny bite have a new destination with Topped, an unusual stand in the Original Farmers Market from the team behind Kaylin + Kaylin Pickles.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
There’s a harsh, briny tang to Ingolfsdottir’s writing in such scenes, with the film’s most authentic confrontations leaving all concerned parties — not to mention the audience — worse for wear.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 July 2024
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“Briny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/briny. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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