leavened

Definition of leavenednext
past tense of leaven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
Verb
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong then enlivened the dugout in the ninth with a nifty headfirst slide and swim move to avoid the tag as the Pirates played the infield in.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • For naturemaxxing, that means a desire to create surroundings that are enlivened with plants, layered green spaces, and outdoor views, says Andrews.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Watercress curled like a dragon’s tail through a broth infused with the pleasantly medical earthiness of chuan bei, an herb in the lily family known to help stem a cough.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • To address safety and longevity, the researchers replaced flammable liquid electrolytes with a solid-state composite matrix made of ceramic-polyethylene oxide polymer infused with lithium-rich nanoparticles.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Set in a 16th-century annex to Palazzo Borghese, whose verdant gardens are visible from the rooms on the upper floors, Hotel Vilòn was designed by architect Giampiero Panepinto and set designer Paolo Bonfini, who imbued it with a bit of cinematic flair.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
  • At the sentence level, its craftsmanship sings; her prose is as lush and imbued with the miraculous as it is lived-in and inviting.
    Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • Amazon's warehouse robot Proteus has animated eyes to communicate safely with humans.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • Experiments like Strachey’s were part of an explosion of postwar research on the relationship between mathematics and language, expressions of a broader fascination with the automation of knowledge, which crossed disciplines and suffused the culture.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The rest of the film consists of the brother and sister’s return to the ranch, now suffused with dread at Misael’s inability to properly care for his sibling.
    Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The Mandalorian/Din Djarin Played by Pedro Pascal, Din is steeped deeply in the culture of his people.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Just from a personal standpoint, that was also joyful for me, living in this other environment and getting steeped into it and feeling it out.
    William Earl, Variety, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.
    Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026
  • In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Leavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavened. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.

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