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Recent Examples of decoct
Devereux says at any given time, about 70 percent of Wayfinder’s taps pour lagers, including the award-winning Hell helles-style lagerbier, C-Z-A-F decocted pilsner, and the Funeral Bock black bock.
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Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2019
In herbal medicine, roots and harder plant material like seeds and bark are often decocted (cooked over low heat for a length of time) as a way of extracting their healing qualities.
—Alaina Sullivan, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017
Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2019
In herbal medicine, roots and harder plant material like seeds and bark are often decocted (cooked over low heat for a length of time) as a way of extracting their healing qualities.
—Alaina Sullivan, Bon Appetit, 24 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoct
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As part of a plea agreement, the murder charge was reduced to involuntary manslaughter, and the remaining charges were dismissed.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Additional heavy rainfall is possible beyond Saturday; however, uncertainty in Melissa's track and forward speed reduces confidence in exact totals.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Cycling Weekly last year, Slovenian Jan Tratnik said that his desperation to lose weight led him to develop bulimia – binge-eating large amounts of food and purging it to avoid weight gain.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Miao is one of the highest-ranking CMC officials to be purged since the 1960s and is particularly significant since he was personally elevated to the CMC by Xi.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Which, Polsky discovers, hasn’t been properly flushed by whoever used it previously.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Photos Snow shared with SFGATE show the difference between the color of the water after it had been flushed—with the first water collected clearly brown in color, and the flushed water looking a more normal color.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Like the process of purifying reuse water, the desalination process is more expensive than the typical methods of treating non-brackish groundwater for consumption.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Certain microbes consume the acetic acid and produce methane, which is refined into renewable natural gas (RNG).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each ratio gets tested and refined until the scent feels right.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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If everything gets boiled down to AI summaries, the internet might start to feel like Wikipedia.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Their anger boils down to preferring that shareholders follow the lead of boards of directors and other corporate managers rather than the analysis of independent third parties.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Responding to one analyst who believed the closing of the Versace deal was complete, Guerra clarified that the transaction is not closed.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The report does not clarify if this will lead to widespread layoffs.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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According to local belief, sending a lantern upward helps cleanse a person’s spirit and eases their misfortunes, clearing the path for good luck in the coming year.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
20 Oct. 2025
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Practice standing and walking meditation, the Microcosmic Orbit, Taiji Ruler, the Eight Treasures, cleansing the internal organs, embodying the elements and more.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Decoct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoct. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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