as in sailors
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 mixes
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 salts
Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Prolonged contact with moisture, acids, or salts an cause the foil to degrade, allowing aluminum to leach into the food.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
These are salts that naturally contain water molecules within their crystal structures.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Be sure to add salts, oils, huge herbal bath teabags — the works!
—Kayleigh Dray, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Cloud seeding involves releasing particles like silver iodide or natural salts into clouds.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
During the early 20th century, bromide salts were available in an array of over-the-counter medications aimed at issues like anxiety, insomnia, and hysteria.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
These salts transform a regular bath into an immersive spa, promoting detox and calm with minimal effort.
—Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Bromide salts can be substituted for table salt—just not in the human body.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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The body's balance of salts, acids and blood sugar is also disrupted, causing damage to organs.
—Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Prolonged contact with moisture, acids, or salts an cause the foil to degrade, allowing aluminum to leach into the food.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
These are salts that naturally contain water molecules within their crystal structures.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Be sure to add salts, oils, huge herbal bath teabags — the works!
—Kayleigh Dray, Refinery29, 18 Aug. 2025
Cloud seeding involves releasing particles like silver iodide or natural salts into clouds.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
During the early 20th century, bromide salts were available in an array of over-the-counter medications aimed at issues like anxiety, insomnia, and hysteria.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
These salts transform a regular bath into an immersive spa, promoting detox and calm with minimal effort.
—Jené Luciani Sena , Caitlyn Martyn
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Bromide salts can be substituted for table salt—just not in the human body.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salts
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Old Baldy has guided sailors since 1817 and is now a tourist site that includes a keeper's cottage with museum exhibits.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Wheatley mixes the constant sounds of gunfire and dynamite extremely loud in the mix, accentuating their impact by having bodies fly across rooms and ricochet off of walls after being blasted with ammunition the length and thickness of a soda can.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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Introducing Anthony, a pit bull terrier who mixes his moods in a perfectly puppy-like way.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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Tintinnabuli was inspired, in part, by Pärt’s interest in much earlier styles of Christian music, including Gregorian chant – the single-voice singing of Roman Catholicism – and Renaissance polyphony, which weaves together multiple melodic lines.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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On Water Expeditions The Hooghly River weaves through the Indian state of West Bengal from the Ganges, its parent river, to the sea, through a landscape lined with mustard fields and mango orchards.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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A little before that, McElwee inserts an extremely candid interview in which Adrian, who has just gotten out of another rehab program in Colorado, discusses his addiction problems with honesty and intelligence.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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In general, the executive order inserts a layer of political control over both the announcement of new funding opportunities and the approval of individual grants.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Grandma combines all of that cheesy, starchy goodness into one casserole dish instead.—
Phoebe Evans,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Blur, directed by Craig Quintero of Taipei’s Riverbed Theatre and Phoebe Greenberg of Montreal’s PHI Centre, combines live performance with free-roam VR in a surreal meditation on grief, cloning, and the ethics of science.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Best of all, the glass also incorporates 162 stars that can be illuminated at night.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Moyana incorporates elements of neo-soul, R&B, jazz, and even gospel influences to craft a 10-track record about growth.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Salts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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