as in to soak
to wet thoroughly with liquid
garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur
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Recent Examples of macerate
For an elevated dessert, drizzle over vanilla ice cream and top with cut or macerated strawberries or peaches.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Cover the bowl loosely with a clean tea towel and leave the fruit and cucumber mix to macerate for 20 minutes or so.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Today all Amouage fragrances continue to be formulated, blended, macerated, and bottled by hand at the Muscat manufacturing facility.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The harvest date was September 28, 2022, and all grapes were picked by hand, then fermented using indigenous yeast and macerated for 19 days on the skins.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Cover the bowl loosely with a clean tea towel and leave the fruit and cucumber mix to macerate for 20 minutes or so.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Today all Amouage fragrances continue to be formulated, blended, macerated, and bottled by hand at the Muscat manufacturing facility.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
The harvest date was September 28, 2022, and all grapes were picked by hand, then fermented using indigenous yeast and macerated for 19 days on the skins.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerate
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Kosher Young Turkey The brand’s Kosher Fresh Young Turkeys are certified kosher, and they’re soaked and salted with no giblets.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Nov. 2025
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Arrange soaked ladyfingers in a single layer in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish, trimming or breaking ladyfingers as needed to fit.—
Amanda Holstein,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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The irony is that in a market saturated with sustainability talk, Magnolia Pearl’s revolt feels almost old-fashioned.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The challenge is, as brands get wise to the trends in nomadic, traditional jewelry, the space is becoming saturated, says Jello.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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One villager has drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, while another died in Catbalogan city in eastern Samar province after being pinned by debris from a collapsed home.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Macerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerate. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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