leavened

past tense of leaven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
Verb
  • The renowned athlete paired the high-shine shoes with a slinky, body-hugging one-shoulder gown enlivened with intriguing ruching along the bodice and right hip, the latter of which was also detailed with a swirly-looking 3D element.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • By contrast, Accra, the nation’s capital, with its Parliamentary Building and Black Star Square, is enlivened by streams of mellow banter and commerce.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • My husband loves that this particular style is infused with a touch of precious metal to give off a slight metallic sheen.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to cushy armchairs, cafe tables and a retail counter, the new space has a sweeping bar that offers alcohol-free or hemp-infused versions of hard liquors.
    Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Taylor’s cerebral bent is nothing new, but here, it’s imbued with a fresh, tentative sweetness, and anchored by a genuinely swoony summer romance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s because, as it’s repeated, the masses will start treating the meme as if it’s imbued with meaning.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He’s animated by his enthusiasm, talking very fast.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Not so much through the improv that has always animated his game but through all the possibilities of the play as designed.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the great pleasures of anime is that its unabashed, rollicky genre pieces are often suffused with grand, but not grandiose, sociopolitical commentary — a heady combination that many similar pictures can’t pull off.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Savannah, Georgia, is a city steeped with history and charm.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • We’re almost inoculated by tragedy, although not in this case.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • George Washington required his troops be inoculated, the predecessor of vaccination, against smallpox during the American Revolution.
    Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Leavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavened. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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