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decant

[dih-kant] / dɪˈkænt /
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When you get home, you decant the spring rolls, curry, rice and noodles onto real plates, turn the lights down low, light a few candles and put on music you actually want to listen to.

From Salon Feb. 10, 2026

The rapid "decant of services" meant the nine-bed ICU was given a temporary new home in the space previously occupied by eye theatre.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2025

So don’t let the modest price fool you — crack open the screw cap a few hours before dinner, or better yet, decant it and let it come to life while you cook.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2023

“We have solutions that we know will decant the system,” she said.

From Seattle Times Jul. 18, 2022

It seemed that she had been angry at not having been interviewed for a recent epic survey, and this was her chance to decant the experiences of twenty years.

From At the Post by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold

Where I once thought having an expected, signature scent was a sign of adulthood and knowing yourself, I see why Dorn opts for hundreds of decants instead of a dozen chic bottles displayed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2025

Chia sometimes decants laundry detergent, softeners, dryer sheets and wool balls out of their original packaging into clear canisters to create uniform storage in sizes that work in the space.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2022

Williams, the author of the story collection “A Selfie as Big as the Ritz,” decants her first novel into flights, like wine.

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2019

A vast coach park at the site decants tourists who will often also take in Bath and Windsor on a day trip from London.

From The Guardian Feb. 8, 2019

Her private opinion of her husband she makes into a short story—forgets its origin and shows it him with pride—while the husband decants his heart-beats into occasional verse and minor poetry.

From Certain Personal Matters by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

These once held olive oil imported from Spain, North Africa and the Middle East and were discarded here after the oil was decanted at a nearby port.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2025

If you're not serving the coffee immediately, César adds, it should be decanted from the French press and put in another vessel.

From Salon Apr. 1, 2023

I have decanted a baby into a proper container for a walk.

From Washington Post Jul. 5, 2022

Regardless, I decanted the wine to give it some air and the funk was soon gone.

From New York Times Feb. 17, 2022

“And you’ve decanted some of the special Tokay for him?”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

More structured and more tannic than the Wapisa, it definitely benefited from an hour’s decanting.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

In both kitchens, we see a panoply of clear jars, an attention to display, and an affection for decanting.

From Slate Mar. 15, 2025

The day before, Levin and McDougall-Treacy’s daughter, Erin McDougall, spend the day whipping together meringue powder, powdered sugar and water for icing, mixing colors and decanting them into dozens of little squeeze bottles.

From Seattle Times Nov. 25, 2022

It was a wrong, unlawful decanting process, claims Mr Lubin, because there were no firm plans to redevelop before it happened.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2022

“It is important to chill the vial prior to decanting, as the agent boils at room temperature.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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