as in drained
formal
to pour (a liquid, especially wine) from one container into another
The bottles were uncorked and the wine was decanted an hour before the meal.
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Recent Examples of decanted
Unused guest toiletries are decanted for use in staff changing rooms.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decanted
Verb
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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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He was surrounded by teammates, including those who emptied the bench to join a brief celebration.—
Larry Lage,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Donte DiVincenzo's 3-pointer stopped the run, and both teams eventually emptied their benches.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Looking distinctly German in his polo-neck shirt and flushed by the heat, Jaissle pumped his fists and roared, as backroom staff and players scattered in celebration.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Water from Poseidon’s Carlsbad plant costs San Diegans three times the water pumped from Northern California or the Colorado River.—
Doug Liden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 2025 season began with six quarterbacks who had won Super Bowls, a product of the amount of oxygen that Patrick Mahomes and Brady have sucked out of the position.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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On this occasion, Arsenal’s team and fans became equally beset by nerves — a vicious cycle of anxiety that sucked the life (and the noise) out of the Emirates Stadium.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Decanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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