DECOCTED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

decocted

verb

past tense of decoct

as in distilled

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This ambitious blend combines 32% bourbon, 30% rye, 25% wheat whiskey, and 13% American single malt, with the latter entirely distilled in-house.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Almost everything on the menu grows, swims, or gets distilled within a few kilometers of the kitchen.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

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Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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Prologis said the numbers were refined as key details were worked out.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Hybrid tech has been around for decades, and some automakers have refined their hybrid nameplates over the years, mastering the balance between affordability and efficiency for consumers.

— Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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Xi has purged or expelled most of the seven-member Central Military Commission, leaving just him and one other member.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Even when Putin purged Russia’s defense ministry for corruption, including much of Shoigu’s own personal network, Putin transferred Shoigu to a weighty role in the Security Council rather than disempower him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of purged

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However, the department has not clarified the scope, and has not confirmed whether legitimate PSLF credit has been rescinded for some borrowers and, if so, whether it will be restored.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Elci clarified that was a nod to his father’s work ethic, not a disregard for his passing.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clarified

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What lies before us is not a world cleansed of fraud, but a world in which the speed of both deception and defense keeps rising, so that the responsibility shared between institutions and individuals grows more important.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The Beneš Decrees that ethnically cleansed tens of thousands of Hungarians from southern Slovakia after the war are still affecting contemporary Slovak-Hungarian relations today.

— Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026

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