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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanted
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the National Mall fixture has turned an algae green (this often happens after it is drained for maintenance).—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Rumors swirled that Lachlan and his Scottish country mates — the traveling pep squad known as the Tartan Army — had drained the pub of all its beer on Sunday night.—
Geoff Edgers,
Washington Post,
19 June 2026
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Despite those efforts, the pool still faced algae blooms and needed to be emptied out periodically to clean out algae, goose droppings and other detritus.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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It is opened, closed, and emptied repeatedly.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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After the pool was resurfaced and water was pumped back in, issues began to arise last week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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For example, Costco members with the no-annual-fee Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi get 5% back on gas pumped at Costco and 4% at other qualifying gas stations.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Verb
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He had been sucked out of a cabin on the morning of July 4 as children clutched at his limbs.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Experts weighed in — like MythBusters’ Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who suggested that Superman used the Large Hadron Collider to generate tiny wormholes that sucked the stubble from his face.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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“Decanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanted. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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