infused

past tense of infuse

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of infused The spike in arrests comes as the agency, infused with billions of dollars last summer by Congress, has also hired 12,000 new deportation officers and investigative agents. Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The report notes a Tarrant County pilot program that infused American Rescue Plan funding into private childcare centers to raise wages for childcare workers to $18 an hour. Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 With up to nine doses of Keytruda, infused every six weeks, plus up to nine doses of the customized mRNA vaccine, the treatment trains the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells. Mariam Sunny, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 The drug is infused into a vein every ​four weeks at a dose based on weight. Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026 Determined to create a formula that wasn’t cakey, heavy, or drying, Brown infused her formula with hydrating ingredients. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026 These steak kebabs are marinated in an easy garlic, Fresno chile, coconut cream, and cilantro-lime sauce for four to 12 hours to really ensure each piece of steak is infused with flavor. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026 Rogow’s smooth hand keeps the comedy infused with the play’s serious aspects. Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The New York bar quickly became a hot spot known for its creative cocktails, particularly those infused with rum. Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infused
Verb
  • After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.
    Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Her outfit was also imbued with a feminist message that met the moment.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There is a feeling of friendship, or maybe comradery, imbued into the entire enterprise.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Infused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infused. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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