as in bottles
a special glass container into which wine, whiskey, etc., is poured from its original container and from which it is served
The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter. a decanter of port
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Recent Examples of decanters
Their distinctive products include lowball tumblers, decanters, and pitchers as well as decor like holiday ornaments.
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Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The lobby is gorgeous with display cases of crystal decanters and an arched entryway into a sitting room with its own display of French pastries.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
The lobby is gorgeous with display cases of crystal decanters and an arched entryway into a sitting room with its own display of French pastries.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Aeration and filtration unit While standard pour-and-serve decanters rely on their surface areas to aerate your wine, some decanters include separate aeration and filtration units to speed up the process.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanters
Noun
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The Jays weren’t going to pop bottles of champagne in the clubhouse after a sweep and wear ski goggles to keep the streaming beer out of their eyes.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other efforts across the hotel include reducing plastic use by offering glass bottles for refilling, providing bulk amenities instead of single-use soaps and shampoos, and having housekeeping services on request.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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No matter the time of day, there’s usually a cluster of people standing around it, each of them filling up empty bottles and gallon jugs.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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They cannot be secured with duct tape, rocks, bricks, sand or gallon jugs of water.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Decanters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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