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
Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Adding more salt could cause your mouth and throat to become too dry.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
In addition to the obvious damage done to a vehicle’s upholstery and carpeting, floodwater is a corrosive and abrasive mixture of water and dirt (and sometimes salt) that works its way virtually everywhere within a vehicle.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The city deployed crews to salt the main thoroughfares ahead of the storm’s initial rainfall on Saturday, which shifted into snow overnight.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
So while this scenario might be the default, it should be taken with a neutron star’s worth of salt.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Adding more salt could cause your mouth and throat to become too dry.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
In addition to the obvious damage done to a vehicle’s upholstery and carpeting, floodwater is a corrosive and abrasive mixture of water and dirt (and sometimes salt) that works its way virtually everywhere within a vehicle.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Verb
In Overland Park, crews are in the process of spreading salt on residential streets as of Friday afternoon, and will move to salting main thoroughfares on Saturday before the rain starts.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The city deployed crews to salt the main thoroughfares ahead of the storm’s initial rainfall on Saturday, which shifted into snow overnight.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salt
Noun
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The sailors aboard the Aiviq and Kulluk exchanged worried messages.—
McKenzie Funk,
ProPublica,
23 Jan. 2025
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Simmons cleverly folds this fact into his thriller, in which his cast of sailors must fight a bloodthirsty monster while also gradually going insane.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Plush, purple-yam blinis crowned with feathery Dungeness crab and the pop of gently saline ikura.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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When water comes back to saline lakes, the brine flies can repopulate quickly.—
Daniel Rothberg,
Vox,
1 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Her home takes its cues from Milan design, mixing vintage and artisanal pieces, a style Elsesser has been drawn to since her many travels to Italy’s fashion capital.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
20 Jan. 2025
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Being an imposing presence who can then mix in his skill, rather than relying on it, might be the key for him.—
Max Bultman,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Thursday’s launch then got pushed back by about half an hour when a boat strayed into the keep-away zone designed offshore for mariners’ safety.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
16 Jan. 2025
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The fierce mariners who swept out of Scandinavia in the late 700s and marauded for centuries through the North Atlantic and Baltic?—
Timothy Farrington,
New York Times,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The salty cheese fuses beautifully with the sweet and spicy onions.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its rich, fearlessly salty presence adds pop to dishes like pad thai, lime chili shrimp and papaya salad.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This red could not be more luscious, with ribbons of bright strawberry woven through the darker auburn base, catching the light from all those flashing cameras.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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This Amberly Woven Placemat woven from abaca fibers and this Bistrot Teak Flatware instantly elevates your table.—
Sydney Wingfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With this cleaning method, she’s been able to remove red wine, grease, blood, tar, cranberry juice, mashed strawberries, and coffee from all types of carpet, area rugs, and even upholstery.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
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The palate expresses notes of Rosé petals, anise, and a little tar.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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At the hospital, surgeons inserted a shunt to control swelling in Manning's brain and tended to his many injuries.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Cover and cook on low 5 to 6 hours or on high 2 to 3 hours or until an instant read thermometer inserted in the middle of a chop registers 145°F.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Salt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salt. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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