marinate
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The Rams don’t have much time to marinate in the victory: the rival San Francisco 49ers are coming to town on Thursday night.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
"Sometimes a song needs to marinate for a year, six months, it can take some time," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
Like I'll throw a grilled chicken — I’ll marinate, you know what’s a great marinade?
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024
A quick marinade in soy sauce infuses the fish with earthy dimension, but be sure to not marinate for more than 20 minutes or its saltiness will become overpowering.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2023
Sitti said they would teach her how to sew and pick lentils and marinate olives and carry water from the spring on her head and speak Arabic.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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