marinate
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The secret to summer beans, at least in my opinion, is to marinate them.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
No, I will take full accountability and marinate in my stupidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
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
I unload the groceries, marinate the steaks, cook the rice, and set the table.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
As explained by Parnell, Wert marinates the chicken wings and thighs for 24-hours in a homemade sweet tea brine.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
He steps away to rest his tired back as the sickening result marinates.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
A trained writer, meanwhile, marinates in speech from people who weren’t taught the nuances of lay vs. lie, or pedagogically hassled out of extraneous likes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
Thomas Kail compared Mr. Rockwell to a jazz musician, who only makes surprising riffs after “he takes every scene and examines it and scrutinizes it and marinates in it.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2019
Now behold water-spouts vomiting as they rush over the pavements, and rubbish marinates in puddles that fill the holes scooped out of the macadam.
From Against the Grain by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Another announces, with delight, “I made these incredible marinated white beans and put them on toast.”
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
It’s billed as different from “your average rib sandwich,” with ribs that have been hand-deboned, marinated in a proprietary barbecue-sauce blend with apple-cider vinegar, then slow-cooked for nine hours.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026
It’s clear that “Forbidden Fruits” director and co-writer Meredith Alloway has marinated in plenty of ’90s teen movies and the kitschy pop-culture ephemera of that era.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
She got up in the morning to fix breakfast and pack a lunch for her husband, then marinated a leg of lamb with wine and garlic.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
This isn’t Tom Brady marinating on an Eames chair for six weeks before deciding to give football another go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
One of my favorite uses is marinating white beans.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Many people are numb or marinating in indignation and anger.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
It’s helpful to have a framework, a structured environment, for marinating in stillness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025
The ground beef was marinating in so much lard it looked as if it were encased in Jell-O.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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