as in to drain
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to pour (a liquid, especially wine) from one container into another
The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.
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Recent Examples of decant
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Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
But decanting as a general matter cannot change or add beneficiaries to a trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Full-bodied reds usually require one to two hours of decanting.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
First, the tea set is rinsed and preheated with hot water, then the leaves are placed in the tea pot or steeping vessel for a short period of time—just until the subtle flavors of the tea bloom—before the brew is decanted into a pitcher.
—Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
But decanting as a general matter cannot change or add beneficiaries to a trust.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Full-bodied reds usually require one to two hours of decanting.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
First, the tea set is rinsed and preheated with hot water, then the leaves are placed in the tea pot or steeping vessel for a short period of time—just until the subtle flavors of the tea bloom—before the brew is decanted into a pitcher.
—Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decant
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Add to this poor emotional literacy, a lack of transparency, back-to-back meetings and the energy-draining complexity of navigating competing priorities.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Reopening is dependent on how well the area drains.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The state is also home to three mines with hundreds of injection wells, used to pump chemicals into the ground to dissolve and extract copper or salt.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Water poured in too fast for the crew to pump it out, and the ship's captain ordered the men into the yawl boat.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Less than two days after a report of gunfire sent people running at Worlds of Fun Saturday night, emptying the amusement park on the first night of their Halloween Haunt event, police have determined the noises were caused by fireworks.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Different causes, same results — urinary flow is blocked, and the bladder cannot empty properly.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Not to take away from your sweet cat, just to add that this club does in fact suck.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Student loan repayments will suck $80 billion out of the economy this year, Brookings said last week.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Decant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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