DECANTS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

decants

verb

present tense third-person singular of decant

as in drains

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 decants To prevent disasters, Jones decants liquids into travel-size jars and bottles, stores them in a clear zip bag, and keeps them separate from clothes. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

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Once the cycle is complete, the dirty water drains away and you’re left with clean, wet clothing.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Defensiveness extends conversations, weakens credibility and drains emotional energy that could have been directed toward solving problems.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of drains

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That access can be a convenience for paying bills, or a problem if one owner empties the account without the other’s agreement.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Eufy Robot Vacuum and Mop Deal The Eufy Omni C20 vacuum and mop offers a hands-free clean with an Omni Station that automatically empties dust, plus washes and dries its own mop pads.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

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Scoop it up for half-off, then pick up these Jeffrey Campbell pumps and a pretty clutch to complete the look.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
His North American Blue Energy Partners, or NABEP, pumps about 200,000 barrels of crude a day from fields around Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt, according to a person familiar with the matter.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pumps

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Our latest reminder of just how much everything sucks right now comes from BMW (by way of @metav3rse on Instagram).

— Byron Hurd, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026
Though wildfires are often associated with the West Coast’s dry summers, climate change is putting more and more places at risk of wildfires as increasingly hot air sucks moisture from forests.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026

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