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Definition of fermented

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past tense of ferment

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to bring (something volatile or intense) into being the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s

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Adjective

Kombucha is a fermented tea, usually made from black or green tea. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026 Gravity’s is crafted from its own sourdough starter, then cold-fermented for 48 hours. — Peter St. Onge updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

Verb

The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Some of these varieties are also traditionally fermented, a process that can provide probiotics, notes Messer. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fermented

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Adjective

Gasly’s pole and seventh-place finish comes on a weekend that started sour for Alpine.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
And now all they’re left with is the sour, bitter taste of having been played.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sour

Verb

Taiwan’s attendance at summits has provoked China's ire before, with the issue resulting in partner countries being barred from attending last year’s meeting in Solomon Islands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
In the second half of 2025, LinkedIn removed 477,911 comments that provoked harassment or abuse and 80,806 comments that used adult language or imagery using its harmful message detector, according to LinkedIn’s transparency report.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of provoked

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The rotting food has drawn swarms of flies and rats with a foul rancid smell that Boyle Heights residents have said kept them indoors, and business owners have said kept customers away.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Key Takeaways Clean baking sheets regularly to prevent rancid oil and ensure better food safety and taste.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of rancid

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Lomonaco and the restaurant’s owners formed Windows of Hope, a charitable foundation that raised more than $22 million to pay for healthcare and tuition costs for the children of the victims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Home built in phases A larger house came after the cabin, where Roebbelen and his wife, Kimberly, raised their three children.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of raised

Adjective

Two decomposed bodies have been found within five days at a park in western North Carolina, and both cases are classified as murders, according to investigators.

— Mark Price July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
At a time when the Earth was bare, when there were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, and no plants with seeds, millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026

Definition of decomposed

Verb

Sunderland, of course, spent heavily last season after coming up from the Championship, and there is a broad consensus that promoted teams need to do so to quickly bring their squads up to scratch.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Where were all the groups that past mayors promoted over police involvement?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of promoted

Adjective

Brown sidestepped a question about the internal dysfunction that led to his exit from Philly, which included complaints about the Eagles’ offense and a soured relationship with Eagles QB Jalen Hurts.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
And while intention matters, some behaviors can unknowingly leave soured edges around a visit that’s otherwise completely lovely.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of soured

Verb

Typically made with commodity-quality beans, this potent cup is brewed in a metal pot or filtered through cloth and sweetened with panela (unrefined cane sugar).

— Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026
Seabourn ocean liner fans will recognize Seabourn Square, the popular meeting place with comfy seating, library books, snacks and espresso drinks brewed to order.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

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