decanted

past tense of decant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Over the following decades, as psychological treatments and laws changed, most asylums emptied.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Who’s getting pumped about evolutionary change when revolutionary change is an option?
    Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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