MACERATED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

macerated

verb

past tense of macerate

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 Each was individually macerated to determine specific extraction times. — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Top each with 3 tablespoons lemon curd and 3/4 cup macerated blackberries. — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 July 2026 From an acclaimed vineyard named for the shape of the hills behind it, their 2023 was macerated for 17 days and aged in 75 percent new French oak for 20 months. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 Ripe strawberries are pureed for the base, and more are macerated with vodka or tequila and folded in after churning. — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026 Frozen strawberries can be macerated, though the texture will be softer than fresh berries. — Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026 Plus, each batch of Aventus is weighed, mixed, macerated and filtered by hand. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Serve with the strawberry coulis and macerated strawberries for a full-on strawberry celebration — because there is no such thing as too many strawberries in spring. — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026 This recipe, in which the berries are macerated with balsamic vinegar (a classic combination in Italy) goes a step further and doesn’t require you to churn it. — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

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But Hrgovic had soaked them all up and even sent a few back Itauma’s way.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
My first impulse, of course, was to run, in hopes of making it home before getting soaked.

— Robert Klose, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of soaked

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In a city saturated with homogeneous brunches, El Born’s is a fun option to try something different.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The heaviest rainfall is expected in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri, where the ground is already saturated after heavy rain Tuesday morning.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of saturated

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NGOs reported that more than 140 people died in the attempt to cross into the territory, including some who drowned or were trampled in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Mason Kearns drowned when the flooding wedged him into a storm drain.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of drowned

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However, following reports that Jagger impregnated Brazilian model Luciana Morad, Hall went to file for divorce only to find out their nuptials were never legally binding.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
My favorite titles reveal that the land of love can be treacherous terrain—migration, murder, parental illness, a stranger impregnated.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of impregnated

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Jódar was drenched in sweat by early in the third set Wednesday, on a humid — but not intensely humid — day in New York despite the rain later.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In another part of the study, the research team saw that fat cells behaved differently when drenched with blood collected from the HIIT folks, including changes involved in many genes that regulate fat and whole-body metabolism.

— Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

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