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saline

[sey-leen, -lahyn] / ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn /
ADJECTIVE
salty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Zhdanov's team used the data to map where freshwater meets saline water underground.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Water running off farmlands flows into the saline lake, and less water would shrink the lake faster, affecting wildlife and nearby communities where windblown dust brings high asthma rates and other health problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

It’s also a good idea to keep water or saline spray with you, as both can help remove pepper spray from the eyes.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

The woman said in the suit that Rubin requested she replace her saline implants with silicone, since that was a sturdier material.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Since she faces the saline spray, her copper skin has already turned green, but she wears it majestically, nobly.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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