as in drowned
to put (food, such as meat or fish) in a sauce for a period of time to add flavor or tenderize
The recipe says that you should marinate the chicken overnight.
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Recent Examples of marinated
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are marinated in ginger, garlic, red chile powder, cumin and garam masala, with yogurt to both tenderize and tangify.
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Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Made with all-white meat chicken marinated in a zesty jalapeño buttermilk flavor and breaded with a blend of breadcrumbs and crunchy tortilla chips, these nuggets deliver a satisfying bite.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Place marinated chicken and vegetables in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
The song marinated during pandemic closures and now has more than 87 million streams on Spotify.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Mia Leimkuhler, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Made with all-white meat chicken marinated in a zesty jalapeño buttermilk flavor and breaded with a blend of breadcrumbs and crunchy tortilla chips, these nuggets deliver a satisfying bite.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Place marinated chicken and vegetables in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024
The song marinated during pandemic closures and now has more than 87 million streams on Spotify.
—Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marinated
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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Shares of alcohol manufacturers including Molson-Coors and Anheuser-Busch initially dipped more than 1% following the advisory.—
Kristian Burt,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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Mortgage rates haven't dipped along with the Fed's cuts because they're based on several factors besides the central bank's benchmark rate.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2025
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Marinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marinated. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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