Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavening
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But Hitt has a special skill for enlivening the archive, and its gaps.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Amid all the fresh novelty enlivening the Southern barbecue scene, many old classics still shine.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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An invigorating Solar Eclipse opens your 9th House of Travel and Learning, encouraging you to refresh your beliefs through experiences that stretch your mind.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Book the Pampering Ritual, an invigorating body scrub and wrap that utilises Ceylon coconut, honey, tea, and coffee.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Schulz built this indoor skating rink in 1969, infusing the design with Bavarian charm.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny also stands within a much longer Puerto Rican tradition of infusing both joy and protest into music, a tradition in which celebration itself becomes an act of resistance.—
Dr. Carlos A Torre,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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The main question animating Tyrangiel’s reporting is whether and how quickly workers ought to expect artificial intelligence to take their jobs.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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As philosopher Hannah Arendt observed, authoritarianism does not require the abolition of institutions, only the erosion of their animating principles.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Then Pidgeon seamlessly tries the line again, imbuing it with a lusty sense of drama, a recognition that even at the worst moment of her life, no one can take away the charisma that trails her like smoke.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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Or, medieval folk might have understood this site to be an ancient pagan tomb, imbuing it with intrigue, fear, and awe, thereby turning it into a location where even illicit activity might have taken place.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 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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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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Others were involved in an anticapitalist movement called Reclaim the Streets, or were steeping themselves in countercultural histories.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Leavening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavening. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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