leavens

present tense third-person singular of leaven

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavens
Verb
  • Artwork by Alisa Galitsyna enlivens the room.
    Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet each performer enlivens a role that looks a bit beleaguered on the page.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The trailer will be available as part of free animation sample project teaming Unreal Engine and Agora Studios to produce free animation sample project, allowing animators to see what other animates are doing.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
  • This conception of the self animates rational choice theory in the social sciences, with its reliance on the model of the utility-maximizing subject.
    Sophia Rosenfeld September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fourth installment of the brands’ collaboration infuses playful details into elevated design, offering new styles in addition to refreshed versions of the Classic Platform and Trailbreak sneakers.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That edge—between repression and revelation—infuses every frame of the series.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Witnessing Hoosiers standing in front of public officials speaking passionately about a topic even as their voice shakes always invigorates my passion for this job.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
  • There's also a Japanese touch, Yelp said, as the executive head chef's familiarity with Asian flavor invigorates familiar dishes.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
Verb
  • An international cult favorite, Lee is revered for the philosophical nerve that suffuses his rigorously inventive melodramas, which variously pick apart the complexities of Korean society.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This film imbues all of the psychological horror and weirdness of David Lynch’s original Twin Peaks series with a level of graphic horror that likely wouldn’t have flown on ABC.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Keaton takes on a role that could have been all cliché — that of a new mother trying to balance a demanding job with caring for a 14-month-old — and imbues it with such relatable honesty.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, the committee said young children should receive one vaccine for chickenpox and a different shot known as MMR that inoculates against measles, mumps and rubella.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Develop Character To Combat Cognitive Warfare Developing and strengthening character inoculates individuals.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Leavens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavens. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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