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
There are croissants, bagels, fresh mint, and macerated cherries, suggesting the existence of a sleepover macerater hidden somewhere in Heather’s penthouse.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerated
Verb
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Get soaked on the log flume or see a concert at Pirates World?—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Some of the storm’s heaviest rain has already soaked the Carolinas, but an additional 1 to 3 inches is possible from the mid-Atlantic to Northeast into Tuesday.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The carpet should be damp but not saturated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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McCoy said the fog was especially prevalent this week after heavy rain hit the Valley area and saturated the ground.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the microphone to congratulate the Las Vegas Aces and crown them the WNBA champions, fans in Phoenix drowned out her message with relentless booing.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Linda’s unraveling escalates when her troubled client Caroline (Danielle Macdonald) emails her a video of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in 2001 after developing postpartum psychosis.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In that four-year timeline, John had moved out several times and even impregnated a woman when he and Lorena were separated.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Episode 7, audiences finally got to see the creature in action after Arthur (David Rysdahl) is impregnated by the specimen, paying homage to Kane’s (John Hurt) death on the Nostromo.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The remnants of the former hurricane drenched much of the state with several inches of rain, but forecasters expect the wet and warm weather to finally dry out and cool down.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Come on — a finale that ends with big romantic swings and an OR floor drenched in blood?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Savannah, Georgia, is a city steeped with history and charm.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
29 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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“Macerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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