Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
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Drummers’ timekeeping is fluid; even at its most rocksteady, it’s enlivened by tiny, imperceptible pauses and hiccups.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026 -
In essence, Bright Lights, Big City, instead of being emotionally provoking and riveting, is distressingly gray and tedious, enlivened only by Fox’s gifted histrionics.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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And yet, my preferred indulgence was an aperitivo-hour gin and tonic infused with local friggitelli peppers, served at the Rooftop Bar.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Wolf infused this narrow terrace with a sense of romance to perfect his slice of heaven in the heart of New York City.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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His eyes filled with wonder and his voice imbued by humility, Victor Glover—poised with his Artemis II crewmates to complete a record-setting voyage around the moon—addressed the camera.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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Eight decades later, as nations inch toward despotism, an art animated by democratic impulses makes a stronger case for itself.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Through the use of 3D/2D visuals, audio and animated elements, murals will spring to life, sea turtles will appear to glide through water fountains, and artists will emerge digitally to share the stories behind their installations.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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The galleries were suffused with the tang of iron and old cum.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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It’s known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, and is made up of the light that was released when the hot, dense plasma that suffused the early universe cooled enough to form hydrogen atoms.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lessons about my culture and history were steeped alongside pots of mint tea.—
Joseph Pool,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Stout, bluesy guitar and a pummeling rhythm lead to McBryde turning in a ferocious, fearless vocal, singing about a litany of vices and urges that stay steeped her bloodline.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, which had ravaged the Continental Army and was scaring away recruits.—
Patricia Callahan,
ProPublica,
19 Mar. 2026
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The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Leavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavened. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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