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briny

[brahy-nee] / ˈbraɪ ni /
ADJECTIVE
salty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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She cold-called farm-to-table restaurants, talking chefs through sugar kelp's mild, briny flavour.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In Thessaly, where around 45 percent of the briny white cheese is made from sheep and goat's milk, the impact of the disease is already significant.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Hokkaido uni has a deeper, more briny umami flavor than the Santa Barbara variety often served when the type isn’t specified.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Oil-and-gas fields in South Texas, North Dakota and Appalachia also produce briny water but in much smaller volumes than in the Permian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The hall was dark and briny, the couples smeared with soot and joy.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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