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The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter.
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Over the past four years, luxury tequila brand Clase Azul has released an annual limited-edition Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) decanter.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The company had traditionally hesitated to include browns in its product range, but in her first year, after nixing the violet, Waight Keller introduced mocha brown, chocolaty brown, and a winey brown that looked like it had been poured from a decanter.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Heritage Images via Getty Images What’s more, carafes now come in quite stylish designs and are often used as decanters.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Their distinctive products include lowball tumblers, decanters, and pitchers as well as decor like holiday ornaments.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
The company had traditionally hesitated to include browns in its product range, but in her first year, after nixing the violet, Waight Keller introduced mocha brown, chocolaty brown, and a winey brown that looked like it had been poured from a decanter.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Heritage Images via Getty Images What’s more, carafes now come in quite stylish designs and are often used as decanters.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Their distinctive products include lowball tumblers, decanters, and pitchers as well as decor like holiday ornaments.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decanter
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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decanter. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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decanter
noun
de·cant·er
di-ˈkant-ər 
: an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine
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