Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavening
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Cissy’s tiny and opinionated mother, Adelaide, shared the family’s modest apartment for six enlivening years.—
Miranda Seymour,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Aries’ pioneering, take-charge energy is enlivening and energizing for you.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mars forms a flowing trine with Jupiter, invigorating your 8th House of Intimacy and your 12th House of Secrets.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Just the act of piling wetsuits and surfboards next to skis and boots was invigorating.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pluto is in your sign, infusing your spirit with intense, heady power.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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This is done by infusing air with microscopic particles of pharmaceutical-grade salt, which are small enough to enter your mouth or nose and fill your body with mineral-rich air.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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That bit of the story that once possessed you and once tried animating a dead book can become the spine of a living one.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Standing on an elevated platform, my father held his pipe in one hand and raised his other arm to wave at the crowd, a determined and optimistic smile animating his face.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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George Clooney, 'Syriana' (2006) Even with some extra weight and bushy facial hair, Clooney can't hide his talent for imbuing watchable humanity into a role.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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But rather than depict a childhood of adversity, her paintings empower the kids within them to claim their own space, imbuing her memories with strength and light.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, white Americans are nearly four times as likely to skip or delay vaccinating their children compared to Asian Americans, with 19 percent and 5 percent, respectively, forgoing or putting off inoculating their kids, according to the poll.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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Your energetic 5th house hosts the meeting of Mercury and Pluto, suffusing your hobbies with cosmic delight.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Coconut water is naturally occurring inside the fruit, while banana water is made by steeping banana peels in water or using enzymes to extract nutrients.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
16 Feb. 2026
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Or, scent the vinegar by steeping 1 cup of citrus peels in 2 cups of vinegar for about a week; strain out the peels and label the bottle.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavening. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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