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salt shaker

NOUN
table salt


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She has fond memories of taking a salt shaker to the family garden so she could clip a few cucumbers and eat them right there in the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

I grabbed a salt shaker from a nearby table, had my mom try the guacamole as-is, then salted it, stirred it with a tortilla chip, and asked her to try again.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

About 70 percent of the sodium people eat comes from packaged, processed and restaurant foods, according to the FDA; not from the salt shaker on the kitchen counter.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021

The pepper mill came from Goodwill, an important score back when I was more poor; a beloved, nutty roommate swiped the salt shaker from a diner.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2017

Henry unscrewed the top to the salt shaker, then screwed it back on more tightly.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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