decocted

past tense of decoct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decocted
Verb
  • This 26-year-old whiskey was distilled from a mash bill that contains a high percentage of crystal malt, also known as caramel malt, which is commonly used to make beer.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2026
  • Reynolds distilled the script down to feature length, keeping the iconic tropes of the genre like the prom, the school play, finals, and graduation all intact.
    Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
    New York Times, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • In March, Tyler pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal that reduced his first-degree rape charge to a third-degree offense.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • The only exception came during the COVID years, when the schedule was temporarily reduced.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The Tribune analyzed immigration court data obtained and refined by the research group Deportation Data Project.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Could the denominator be further refined in order to get even closer to our irrational target?
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • At various points during his interview with Sobchak, Dugin called the sport of surfing evil and said that its practitioners should be purged.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April.
    Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Remote Controls, Light Switches, and Electronics Television remotes, gaming controllers, keyboards, and other electronics are touched constantly but may rarely get cleaned.
    Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
  • After removing the tick, the bite area should be cleaned with soap and water, rubbing alcohol, or another antiseptic.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • At Americana Kitchen at Loews Coral Gables Hotel, Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Cristalino shaken with lychee, rhubarb, St-Germain, bianco vermouth and lemon, then clarified through a milk wash for a silky finish.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The Oscar-winning actor's son, Scott Eastwood, clarified his career status in a new interview after a resurfaced video led to speculation about Clint's retirement from Hollywood.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Allen cleansed himself in the process.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.
    Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Decocted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decocted. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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