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marinade

[mar-uh-nayd, mar-uh-nayd] / ˌmær əˈneɪd, ˈmær əˌneɪd /


VERB
marinate
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


VERB
pickle
Synonyms
Antonyms


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So, once I’m home, I’ll prep a chicken curry so it can sit in the marinade for a day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

It initially hit the right sweet, slightly piquant notes that al pastor meat should — but the flavor quickly dissipated because the marinade hadn’t soaked through the chicken chunks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

The miso mayo is great as a marinade for steak or chicken thighs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

A marinade of yogurt, underripe mango, ginger, garlic and turmeric lends sweet-sharp depth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

The Eastern European immigrant in a neighborhood delicatessen speaks to me through a marinade of sounds, but I respond to his words.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

In the episode, Celenza uses the two for a breakfast sandwich, but mayo and hot sauce can be used in a multitude of meals: sandwiches, salads, marinades, hamburgers, tacos… do I need to keep going?

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

One butcher said all his meat, marinades and spices had been taken away to be checked.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

Dijon mustard can bring a flavorful kick to marinades, dressings and sauces, and so can fresh or dried herbs, such as basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, parsley and cilantro.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

China Chilcano's chefs said the product behaved very similarly to conventional chicken and offered some improvements, like rapid absorption of marinades.

From Reuters ● Jul. 20, 2023

Because they are skinless, they absorb marinades well, but should be turned and basted often to keep the meat moist.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

Chipotle’s chicken al pastor, which is marinaded in morita peppers, ground achiote and pineapple, debuted in March 2023.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Nothing screams "I Love You" more than enjoying a gut-destroying dinner of Southern-style ribs, marinaded in the scent of fellow sweat-soaked patrons from Augusta National.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017

Anwar picks a peshwari kebab of lamb marinaded in yoghurt and garlic.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2012

Welner said Khadr had been "steeped and marinaded in radical jihadism" among fellow captives at Guantanamo.

From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2010

It is accompanied by a brown sauce made of a bouquet de bouleau full of buds and marinaded in mild pickle.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 21, 1892 by Various

There is no law stating a maximum number of hours for which these pickles should remain marinading.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

The artist’s adult-sized gingerbread house in one of the galleries will likely generate all manner of chatter, but the poignant works of video, assemblage and drawing will be worth marinading in too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2019




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