Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavening
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The Senegal players won’t be the only ones enlivening this summer’s World Cup.—
Max Mathews,
New York Times,
9 June 2026 -
There is also enough cheese and schmaltz to go around, enlivening the more straightforward parts of the film.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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And to have some control over it [is] invigorating.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
15 June 2026
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Today, a new generation of writers and artists is also looking to the seaside spot as a natural atelier of their own—invigorating new life into the historic locale that began as a Greek trading post more than 2,500 years ago.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Land, a new novel by the Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell, showcases her genius for infusing painful stories with flashes of pure bliss, Hillary Kelly writes.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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The work underscores the importance of infusing clean air into the environment, Tolaas told WWD.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Related Stories That distinction – incremental disruption versus structural transformation – is the animating tension of the APOS agenda.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The proposal is animating advocacy and science groups across the country.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Cassavetes' signature unvarnished style is present throughout, imbuing the film with palpable dread.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Critics had argued that the agreement was imbuing the classroom with progressive politics.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 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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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Make spearmint tea by steeping fresh or dried spearmint leaves in hot water.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
1 June 2026
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The flavor craze began back in 2023 when social media users were steeping black tea bags in a bottle of Sprite.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 May 2026
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavening. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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