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
Let apples stand at room temperature fat least 1 hour or up to 24 hours to macerate and release their juices, stirring occasionally.
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Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
There are croissants, bagels, fresh mint, and macerated cherries, suggesting the existence of a sleepover macerater hidden somewhere in Heather’s penthouse.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
There are several ice creams offered, but my dining companion recommended the Strawberry Cake with balsamic macerated strawberries and buttercream - talk about a guilty pleasure!
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 18 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
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Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
There are croissants, bagels, fresh mint, and macerated cherries, suggesting the existence of a sleepover macerater hidden somewhere in Heather’s penthouse.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
There are several ice creams offered, but my dining companion recommended the Strawberry Cake with balsamic macerated strawberries and buttercream - talk about a guilty pleasure!
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 18 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
See All Example Sentences for macerate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerate
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The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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To provide more storage space than the previous laundry room had, Chaffee replaced a side-by-side washer/dryer pair with cabinets and a small soaking sink in the countertop and put stackable appliances against the short wall leading to the kitchen.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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To mark the anniversary, Lee commissioned a campaign saturated with icons.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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These platforms are used to saturate defensive grids.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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In 1998, while skiing in the backwoods of British Columbia, he was tragically swept into the icy waters of Kokanee Lake by an avalanche and drowned.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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With other people, these disclosures would have been like admitting to drowning kittens or robbing liquor stores.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Macerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerate. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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