decocted

past tense of decoct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decocted
Verb
  • Whiskey is a spirit that is distilled from grain, and usually matured in a barrel for some length of time.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Contributions from dancer Elena Toupalidou, poet Lily Ashley, chef Dalad Kambhu and others distilled the brand’s archive into eight life chapters, combining creativity, perception and craft.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.
    Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This innovation purified the Ohio River water so well that the number of deaths from typhoid fever declined by 60% in 1909.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In return, the US has reduced tariffs on Japanese goods, including cars, to a baseline of 15%.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gibbs, a father to two daughters, describes the way parenting redirected his gaze inward and, in turn, refined the work.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In both situations, the instruments have been extensively refined to deliver a satisfying auditory experience.
    Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
    Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your Shower Head Your shower head should be deep cleaned once every other month.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The former reportedly stabbed Lambert to death, and the three men then cleaned the crime scene and left to bury Lambert's body.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For the first time, FWP clarified that the boycott does not apply to non-Israeli organizations linked to companies in the Jewish state.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The details of how citizens will be able to review these explanations in the context of procurement, however, have not been clarified.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The duo doesn’t skimp on the salon experience either—a clean, floral scent smells like a fresh blowout, while the formulas leave hair fresh, soft, and deeply cleansed.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With straight-forward fits and washes, Burberry and Gucci cleansed the palette for bolder and brasher Spring/Summer 2026 designs by labels like Harri, Natasha Zinko and Yaku.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Decocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decocted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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