decanting

present participle of decant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of decanting Wide-mouth jars with screw-on lids for decanting pantry goods and for storing leftovers in the fridge. Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanting
Verb
  • Instead of reconnecting, conversations with Ella have become draining and repetitive.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Soil Any average well-draining soil is fine because these plants are used to tough conditions and adapt well to a variety of soil types.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Ruidoso, New Mexico, the pounding hooves of racehorses have entranced crowds from across Texas and New Mexico every summer, pumping in millions of dollars from the All-American Derby, Oaks and Futurity races and the steady hum of seasonal jobs that carry this mountain village.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of pumping in conventional air conditioning, it was surrounded by proprietary glass panes filled with cooled water.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Or, keep scrolling to find other popular self-emptying robot vacuums on sale.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This happens because bile is not emptying properly into the intestine.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Once you’re done sucking away all that excess hair, use the detachable clipper to trim the hair without being tethered by a cord.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, the Internet has gone about its immemorial business of destroying all incumbent forms of media; not content with vampirizing print, the digital space began sucking the life from pay-TV a dozen years ago.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Decanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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