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
In extremely cold environments, this brine can eventually crystallize, leaving solid salt behind.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Here, vast reserves of lithium — essential for the batteries powering our electric future — are available via a more sustainable geothermal brine extraction.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Be aware that sodium nitrite is added to the brine to prevent bacterial growth and to give the meat its characteristic pink color.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Alex Garcia’s cheeseburger tartare is a mound of rib-eye sliced by hand into dice-sized squares of meat, dressed in a vinaigrette that zips with pickle brine, soy, mustard and even a squirt or two of ketchup.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Here, vast reserves of lithium — essential for the batteries powering our electric future — are available via a more sustainable geothermal brine extraction.
—Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Be aware that sodium nitrite is added to the brine to prevent bacterial growth and to give the meat its characteristic pink color.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brine
Noun
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Despite the geopolitical and financial constraints, the sea-level canal studies employed hundreds of researchers who increased knowledge of the isthmus and its human and nonhuman inhabitants.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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Both leaders, however, dismissed questions about what the declaration between New Zealand and Cook Islands meant for Avarua’s earlier deal with Beijing, which covered matters such as deep sea mining, infrastructure and educational scholarships but didn’t contain explicit security elements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These deep-ocean predators swim through near-freezing Arctic waters at a pace that barely registers.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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China is leading a race to collect metal-rich nodules from the ocean floor, resources seen as key to clean energy.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Brine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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