steeped 1 of 2

past tense of steep

steeped

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of steeped
Verb
There’s also a level of expertise that Questlove and Patel, by being so steeped in the music industry, were able to bring to the interview process. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steeped
Verb
  • His narration is a constant pleasure — mournful, wry, and suffused with a world-weary poetry.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That event was booze-soaked; Zachary is now many years sober.
    Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The sod is reset and soaked thoroughly.
    Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This set includes eight in saturated tones, plus 30 faux maple leaves that are surprisingly detailed and great for scattering along a mantle or layering into a centerpiece.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Coconut is a high-calorie food rich in saturated fat that could potentially impact your heart disease risk.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The warm water was infused with local herbs and plants such as rose, pelargonium, and rooibos.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Best Memory Foam Mattress Zinus’s popular memory foam mattress has green tea extract infused into its top layer to maintain freshness.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Looking to get further immersed in Johnson’s work?
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Teens are deeply immersed in the online world, and online spaces are quickly emerging as critical places where teens socialize and learn the rules and norms of their society.
    Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At least four people drowned at McKinley Beach alone in 2020, which prompted Milwaukee County officials to close it for the remainder of the year — though the closure actually lasted until last spring, with restoration effort complications and an active lifeguard shortage.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Through last Saturday, at least 32 people had drowned in Lake Michigan this year, according to the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which tracks deaths on all five Great Lakes.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • West was at the height of his cultural influence and had handpicked Chance, a fellow Chicago native, as his protégé—the successor to the soul-drenched, worshipful hip-hop that West had popularized in the mid-two-thousands.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • An Explosive Atmosphere Racing Club had a date with destiny in a drenched ‘Cilindro’ stadium in Avellaneda on Tuesday night.
    Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • An Amber Alert has been issued for a pregnant Wisconsin teen, who police believe is with the 40-year-old man who impregnated her.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2025

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“Steeped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeped. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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