macerating

present participle of macerate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macerating
Verb
  • One-bedroom suites offer living, dining, and work areas, a powder room, and bathrooms with double vanities, soaking tubs, and separate showers.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • An Albany woman was recently sent to federal prison for soaking legal papers with a synthetic cannabinoid and mailing them into New York’s prisons.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The last post shared on Allen's Instagram was a photo of him and the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died in July after drowning while on a family vacation in Costa Rica.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The quake came as central Philippine provinces were still recovering from a storm that struck Friday, killing at least 27 people, mostly from drowning and falling trees.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This version is great for three weeks in the fridge after steeping for two days.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Some are steeping themselves in traditional ingredients and cooking techniques, while others are brashly striking out to forge creative new styles.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With his free time, he is typically found impregnating other time traveler Geillis Duncan or hitting on Claire.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Macerating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macerating. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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