leavened

past tense of leaven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
Verb
  • The early rounds of the postseason were enlivened by extraordinary feats from the game’s two biggest stars, but that was just baseball clearing its throat for the World Series, which earned its title—in English, Spanish, and Japanese; in the United States and Canada—as a genuine Fall Classic.
    Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The new Vermillion sheeting collection is made with 52 percent polyester infused with CiClo technology and 48 percent modal.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Oreo’s brand-new Thanksgiving Dinner Inspired Cookies are fudge-coated and infused with a range of festive flavors.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For example, ruggedized cameras imbued with AI video analytics can continuously monitor hazardous environments for anomalous events.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Chocolate is different from other sweets, imbued with properties that reach beyond the palate.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Upside Down is getting animated.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The conversation wasn’t animated and, ultimately, cool heads stayed that way.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 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 15 Nov. 2025.

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