as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
for hundreds of years people from Atlantic Canada have made their living from the brine
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Recent Examples of brine
Seaweed belongs in any dish that could use a touch more savoriness or brine—think a creamy pasta or a simple pesto.
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026
Pickles Fermented pickles are made by soaking cucumbers in a salt and water brine for several weeks.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
The kingdom has lithium and vanadium in its oil-field brine, which Pure Lithium wants to use to produce rechargeable batteries, helping to cut China from supply chains, Emilie Bodoin told Semafor.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Simmer the brine until the salt (and sugar, if using) are completely dissolved.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 8 Apr. 2026
Pickles Fermented pickles are made by soaking cucumbers in a salt and water brine for several weeks.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
The kingdom has lithium and vanadium in its oil-field brine, which Pure Lithium wants to use to produce rechargeable batteries, helping to cut China from supply chains, Emilie Bodoin told Semafor.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Simmer the brine until the salt (and sugar, if using) are completely dissolved.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brine
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Many of us have dreamed of stepping into Carrie Bradshaw’s walk-in closet and surveying a sea of Manolo Blahnik shoe boxes.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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The mothers stay with them for up to two weeks before heading out to hunt at sea.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But when a mysterious aircraft sinks into the ocean, Ally’s peaceful world is suddenly thrown into danger and is thrust into a journey real-life marine creatures as the film explores themes of friendship and courage.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Orion capsule will be returned to NASA's Kennedy Space Center for additional study following the mission — but before it was plucked from the ocean, the divers managed to capture images of the capsule and its heat shield underwater.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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