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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Through his three games, Cunningham has drained various types of triples.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Thomas’ own face drained of life, Smith remembered.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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Over the following decades, as psychological treatments and laws changed, most asylums emptied.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lue emptied the bench in the fourth, and the young players couldn’t hold on to the lead in the waning minutes.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Who’s getting pumped about evolutionary change when revolutionary change is an option?—
Brené Brown,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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His frequent use of direct-to-camera narration initially seems like a cloying misstep (mostly because so many other movies have sucked the fun out of that device).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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There is no shortage of pundits and fans who say Guardiola’s influence has been a turn-off, claiming the focus on possession and building from the back had sucked the joy, spontaneity and unpredictability out of the Premier League.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Decanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanted. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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