as in soaked
to wet thoroughly with liquid
garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur
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Recent Examples of macerated
Josep Foraster Brisat del Coster Macabeu A skin macerated wine with 25 days of skin contact.
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Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerated
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Raindrops soaked Tom Brady’s return as a Buccaneer in 2021, tears that fell from the New England sky.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Once soaked, take them out and rinse the parts thoroughly.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Digital marketing gives the food and beverage industry powerful access to young audiences, and the market is saturated; children and adolescents are bombarded by these products everywhere, from shops to schools and digital spaces, the report notes.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The jets, obtained from the United States, had proven their mettle, operating in an environment saturated with enemy radars.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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And in September 2024, Kyle Brinker, 33, drowned during an annual swim test at the swimming pool at the Gladstone Community Center.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many Allied soldiers drowned, hit mines or were cut down by Nazi machine gun crossfire.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The $100,000 in damages could go in full to the pregnant person, the person who impregnated them, or certain close relatives.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The fibers are aligned, impregnated, pulled into a heated die, and thermally set before being continuously pulled and cut to size.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Studio 54 has a history drenched in iconoclasm, and now, Valentino fragrances.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Where contemporary designers like Frances Merrill are swathing a room in a single bold hue, or tones of a single hue, the Carsons' office is equally drenched in a more muted tone.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
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Make sure to consult the steeping direction for each kind of tea, as different teas should be steeped for various lengths of time at different temperatures (hotter for black and herbal and cooler for green and white, for instance).—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Aug. 2025
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Hibiscus, ginger, and turmeric are steeped together to create the drink.—
Maggie Heyn Richardson,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Macerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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