LEAVENING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

leavening

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Definition of leavening

present participle of leaven

as in enlivening

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The crowds were a welcome boon for the bartenders, enlivening what is usually a lull at Joxer Daly’s, which is away from the beaches and beer gardens where customers gather in the summer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
The country’s multicultural nature means people rarely have to go far to find an enlivening spot to watch Italy, Croatia, Mexico and countless other national teams.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of enlivening

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There is, of course, a chapter on tofu that shows readers how to treat it like both a hearty stew and an invigorating salad, among endless other treatments including an additional chapter on tofu skin.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
Making such a decision and staying true to this team’s original mission could be invigorating.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of invigorating

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Tonic Security aims to reimagine exposure management by infusing meaningful context into an agentic framework, helping organizations prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
But their path to the majority also depends on holding onto the seat in Michigan — infusing the choice voters make in Tuesday's primary with national implications.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of infusing

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The standout of the group was Ningning, who executed the dance on a high level while animating her face.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Add in the race and religion factors animating the race, and Tuesday’s primary in Michigan could lay bare which litmus tests are likely to shape the 2028 presidential contest.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of animating

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The agreement was signed in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed, imbuing it with political and religious symbolism.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Project Perception functions as an orchestration layer with red agents identifying potential attack paths, blue agents investigating and imbuing security context, and green agents taking corrective action and strengthening defense posture.

— Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of imbuing

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Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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

Definition of inoculating

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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
And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026

Definition of suffusing

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Meanwhile, steeping the banana peels in milk gives the topping an extra layer of banana flavor without adding extra fruit or moisture.

— Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
When her plants need a bit of extra support, Etemadipour might also add leftover tea by re-steeping tea leaves and using the second, weaker cup directly in her garden.

— Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 28 June 2026

Definition of steeping

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