leavened

verb

past tense of leaven
as in enlivened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
  1. enlivened
  2. infused
  3. imbued
  4. animated
  5. suffused
  6. steeped
  7. inoculated
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  • This retreat on Wisconsin‘s Oconomowoc Lake embraces those familiar cues but reimagines them on a much grander scale, pairing traditional lake-house materials with thoughtfully layered interiors enlivened by vibrant color and bold pattern.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Though only half the length of their 2025 breakthrough debut, the New York quartet’s second album is dense with ideas and enlivened by purpose.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
Definition of enlivened
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  • The dairy-free, vegan treat is a citrus sorbet infused with Pantalones Organic Reposado Tequila, orange liqueur, and fresh lime juice, making for a treat that’s both sweet and tangy.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
  • It’s infused with memories for McEntire and her siblings and a tribute to their mother, Jacqueline McEntire, who died in 2020 at age 93.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 July 2026
Definition of infused
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  • Fortunately our lead dog was imbued with a caution which is not always found in his kind.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • Since the first Interview episodes, Jones and Hannah Moscovitch, both playwrights, have imbued the series with a kind of meta-argument for the power of art in times of tremendous turmoil.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of imbued
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  • The royal siblings were animated fans in the stands and erupted in cheers when Carlos Alcaraz of Spain clinched the win.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • For all its proximity to the city, the estate feels deeply removed, animated by eagles nesting in the trees, ospreys hovering above the water and deer grazing through the grounds.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of animated
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  • Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Definition of suffused
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  • Grief expertise is attributed to those people that are really deeply steeped and trained in grief, so those might be therapists, those might be thanatologists who study death, and dying, and bereavement.
    — Mikaela Cohen, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • In 15,000 square feet over two stories, the emporium will introduce diners to culinary highlights from throughout Asia, much like how its mall neighbor, Eataly, has steeped diners in the regional specialties of Italy.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of steeped
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  • Watching that process has inoculated me against my misanthropy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
  • It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026
Definition of inoculated
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“Leavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavened. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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