Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leavened
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The bond, like the grief, is ongoing, ebbing and flowing with the passage of time, but enlivened in every memory cherished and in every story told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026 -
Her jokester father worked for a railway; her realtor mother was a gifted mimic whose impressions of clients enlivened family dinners.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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Laughter rippled through the 2,000-square-foot space as diners chatted over complimentary rice cookies and steaming cups of Persian chai infused with rose petals.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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There are nine actors in the cast in the collaboration that is infused with Russell’s inventive crafting of Rhoda’s letters, Ranney’s historical research with its labor focus, and Garino’s imaginative theatrical expertise.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The narrative swap imbued the character with a more substantial motivation.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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While both are imbued with the spirit of Lilly, the double queen suite is a vibrant mix of pink and green patterns, rattan cane furniture, and playful motifs including butterflies, sun faces, and florals.—
Anne Bratskeir,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps both movements could have animated each other; perhaps the subsequent fight for women’s suffrage would have been less sporadic and slow.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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For months, an uncanny sense of calm suffused the forest.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The whole show is suffused in bright, warm sunlight.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Stout, bluesy guitar and a pummeling rhythm lead to McBryde turning in a ferocious, fearless vocal, singing about a litany of vices and urges that stay steeped her bloodline.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
23 Feb. 2026
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There’s mofawer, also known as mufawar, brewed coffee rich with spices and evaporated or condensed milk; and qishr, a tea-like, low-caffeine drink steeped with coffee cherry husks, cinnamon and ginger.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste.—
Nancy Vienneau,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Leavened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leavened. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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