DECANTED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

decanted

verb

past tense of decant

as in drained

formal 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 decanted Labels on airtight containers help identify ingredients at a glance, even when the packaging is removed or the contents are decanted. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026 Unused guest toiletries are decanted for use in staff changing rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026

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But as oil is drained from these reserves, the integrity of the caverns may be imperiled.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Free mosquitofish are also available through the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District for ponds, troughs and other standing water that cannot be drained.

— Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of drained

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Collina Strada emptied its cupboards to for its S/S ’27 collection.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
At twenty-four, the soprano ability gone, his coffers emptied by heroin and scammers, Lymon, in his addict’s senescence, spoke to a reporter from Ebony magazine; a year later, he would be found dead on his grandmother’s bathroom floor.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

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Fresh water is often pumped into the caverns during rapid drawdowns, which dissolves the salt walls, Misra said.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
The person who pumped the gas can be seen wearing a black balaclava style mask and dark clothing, the warrant affidavit said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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