leavened

past tense of leaven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • This 120-proof spirit, infused with nootkatone from grapefruit peel, aims to enhance outdoor summer drinks with bright citrus and botanical aromas while addressing the pesky problem of mosquitoes.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Looking even further ahead, Nike’s men’s Paris Fashion Week spring 2027 previews included a new version of its Air Max Goadome Low boot infused with Foamposite material.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Sporting a classic, Georgian-style exterior, the home has been revamped inside by the acclaimed designer Kelly Wearstler, who’s imbued the interiors with a sexy, high-gloss aesthetic.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
  • Then there’s the mythic highway – a cultural icon imbued with nostalgia for a specific, 20th-century idea of romance, adventure, freedom and the American West.
    Daniel Milowski, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Under this transit, conversations are animated and creative, and one exciting possibility could lead to another.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • Again isn’t a covers album so much as a reimagining of the sonic philosophy that animated one of the band’s heaviest and most adventurous periods.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene.
    William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • In our research, participants’ stories were steeped with nostalgia for the days of company picnics, Oscar-style end-of-quarter celebrations, and disco-at-the-office parties.
    Alanah Mitchell, The Conversation, 2 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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